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THE S 

1 N D 

DELINEAT 

GEOGRAPHICAL, HISTORICAL, 

STATISTICAL & COMMERCIAL. 

AND A BRIEF' VIKW OP THE 

GEOLOGY, EDUCATION, TRAVELLING ROUTES, Slc. 
Pt'epareil to accoutpauy <Joltou'« Map. 



NEW-YORK: 
rUHM SUED IJY J. H.COI.TON 

1838. 






Entered, according to act of congress, in the year 1838, by J. H. Colton, 
in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New - 
York. 



3y tranafei 

OCT 7 1915 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 

Boundaries, Situation and Extent, 

Names of the Counties, with their Population, &c., 7 

9 
Increase of Population, 

Number of Polls, amount of Taxables, &c., 10 

13 
Sketches of each County, 

44 
Internal Improvements, 

49 
Table of Altitudes, 

^ , 58 

Geology, 

CO 

Form of Government, • 

... 64 
Education, 

64 
Public Lands, 

„. , 69 

History, 

70 
Travelling Routes, 

Consulting Index,. 



ADVERTISEMENT. 



This book is designed to accompany Colton's 
Large Map of Indiana, and add to the usefulness and 
interest of that work. Conciseness and accuracy have 
been studied in the descriptions. Much of the in- 
formation detailed has been obtained by the pub- 
lisher recently, in his efforts to collect materials to 
complete the map, from gentlemen residing in the 
State of Indiana, and agents employed for the pur- 
pose. Reference has also been had to the valuable 
Gazetteer of Indiana, published in 1833, at India- 
napolis, by Messrs. Douglass & Maguire, and to 
** Peck's New Guide for Emiorants to the West." 

In the preparation of the map no pains hare been 
spared, with regard to accuracy and style of execu- 
tion, to render it worthy of all confidence and pa- 
tronage. J. H. C. 



BOUNDARIES, SITUATION AND EXTENT, 



The State of Indiana is bounded on the north 
by Lake Michigan and the State of Michigan, east 
by the State of Ohio, south by the Ohio River, which 
separates it from Kentucky, and west by the State 
of Illinois; situated between 37° 50^ and 41° 46' 
north latitude, and between 7° 47^ and 11° west 
longitude from Washington City. Length, about 
260 miles from north to south, and 150 miles in 
width from east to west ; containing an area of 
about 37,000 square miles. 




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The State is divided into 88 counties, which are 
enumerated in the following table, with the dates 
of their formation, the number of square miles in 
«ach, and their population in 1830, except such as 
have been formed since 1830. 



Counties. 

Adams, 

Allen, 

Barriiolomew,. 

Boone, , 

Blackford,.*.. . 

Brown,. 

Carroll, 

Cass, 

Clark, 

Clay, 

Clinton, 

Crawford,. . . . 

Daviess 

Dearborn,. . . . 

Decatur, 

De Kalb, 

Delaware, 

Dubois, 

Elkhart, 

Fayette,. 

Floyd, 

Fountain, 

Franklin, 

Fulton, 

CibsoTi, 

Grant, 

Greene, 

Hamilton,. . . . 
Hancock, 



Date.jSq m. Po 



1836 
182"^ 
1821 
1830 
1838 
1836 
1828 
1829 
1802 
1826 
1830 
1818 
1816 
18112 
1821 
1835 
1827 
1817 
1830 
1818 
1819 
1825 
1810 
1836 
1813 
1831 
1821 
1823 
1828 



336 

650 
396 
41 '8 
182 
310 
380 
415 
4!i0 
360 
432 
300 
420 
380 
340 
365 
384 
432 
460 
200 
144 
390 
400 
350 
450 
415 
540 
400 
310 



1,000 

5,480 

622 



1,614 
1,154 

10,719 
1,616 
1,423 
3,184 
4,512 

14,573 
5,854 

2,372 
1,774 
935 
9,112 
6,363 
7,644 
10,199 

5,417 

4,253 
1,705 
1,569 



County seats. 



Decatur. 
Fort Wayne, 
Columbus. 
Lebanon. 

Nashville. 

Delphi. 

Logansport. 

Charleston. 

Bowling Green. 

Frankfort. 

Fredonia. 

Washington. 

Lawrenceburgh. 

Greensburgh. 

Auburn. 

Muncietown. 

Jasper. 

Goshen. 

Connersville. 

New-Albany. 

Covington. 

Biookville. 

Rochester. 

Princeton. 

Marion. 

Bloomfield. 

Noblesville. 

Greenfield. 



COUNTIES, POPULATION, 



&C. 



-'.|Sri m.|Po. 1S30 County seats. 



Harrison, .\. .118 '8 470 10,288 Corvdon. 

Hendrickg, il"23' 380 3,967 Danville. 

Henry, il82lj 385 6,498j New- Castle. 

Huniing-ton, . j 18321 384 | Huntington. 

Jackson, 1815' 500 4,894 Brownsiown. 

Jasper, ;1837| 700| j ' 

Jav, 1836 370| |Portland. 

Jefferson, i 1809; 360 11,465 Madison. 

Jennings, il8l6: 3h0 3,950 Vernon 

Johnson, :I822 320 

Knox, v....il802! 540 

Kosciusko, '1835; 567 

Lagrange, 1832: 380 

Lake,.. !l836: 468 

Laporte, !1832| 460 

Lawrence, 18181 438 

Madison, 1823j 390 

Marshall, 1835 440 

Marion, Il82l| 400 

Martin, 18l8i 300 

Miami, 

Monroe, 

Montgomery, 

IMorgan,. 

Newton, 

Noble, 

Orange, 

Owen, 

Parke, 

Perry, 

Pike, 

Porter, i ' 835 <^^^ 

Posey *.. 11814 4.50 

Pulaski, :..1836 342 

Putnam, :18-21 486 

Randolph, il818 440 

Puplev, 181^; iOll 

RuW ;1821 410 

tScott, [1817, 2"0 

Shelhy, 1821 410 

Spencer, |l818 400 

St. Joseph, :1830 468 

Stark,....! 11837 432 

Steuben, |1837: 32^. 

Sullivan, !l81S' 43 

Switzerland, >. . 1814 316 



1832 
1818 
'822 
1821 
1837 
1836 
1815 



380 
420 
504 
453 
640 
432 
400 



18-8' 396 
1821 1 450 
l^a4| 400 
1816 325 
1 835 



4,130 Franklin. 
6,557 Vincennes. 

I Warsaw. 

Lima. 

Lake C. H. 

Laporte. 
9,237 Bedford. 
2,442 Andersontown. 

[Plymouth. 
7,181 Indianapolis. 
2,01 01 Mount Pleasant. 

I Peru. 
f!,57 Bloomington. 
7,376! Crawfordsville. 
5,579! Martinsville. 

lAugusta. 
7,909| Paoli. 
4,0G0 Spencer. 
7,534'RockvilIe. 
3,378 Rome. 
2,464 Petersburgh. 

iV^alparaiso. 
6,8f 3 Mount Vernon. 

3,195|GreencaRtIe. 
3,912 Winchester. 
3,957iVersai]lcs. 
9,918 RushviUe. 
3,097 Lexington. 
6,294 Shelbyville. 
3,187tRockport. 
287|Soulh Bentl. 

I Angola. 
4,696! Merom. 
7,111 Vovay. 



COUNTIES, POPULATION, &C. 



Counties 

Tippecanoe,, 

Union, 

Vanderburg-, 
Vermillion,. , 

Vigo, 

Wabash,. .. 
Warren, . . . , 
Warrick,. . . 
Washington, 

Wayne, 

Wells, , 

White, 

Whitley, 



Date. Sq.m.jPo. 1830 County seats. 



1 826 
1821 
1818 
1823 
1818 
1832 
1828 
1813 
1813 
1810 
1837 
1836 
1838 



5n4! 
1681 



7,167 
7.957 



225 2,610 



2nO 
400 
415 
350 
360 
540 
420 
372 
530 
324 



5,706 
5,737 

2,854 

2,973 

13,072 

23,344 



Lafayette. 

Liberty. 

Evansville. 

Newport. 

Terre Haute. 

Wabash. 

Williamspori. 

Boonville. 

Salepa. 

Ceptreville. 

IVTonlicello. 



To give some idea of the surprising increase of 
population and wealth, since the early settlement 
of the state, the following tables are inserted. 

In the year 1800, the territory at present occupied by the 

slate of Indiana, contained a population of 2,641 

1810, 24,520 

1820, 147,178 

1825, 222,000 

1830, 341 ,582 

1838, it is estimated at, 700,000 

Increase from 1800 to 1810, ,. 21,879 

1810 1820 122,658 

1820 1825, 74,822 

i82S 1830, 119,582 

1830 1838, eatiraated, ,...,. .358,4ia 



The followinor statement is taken from the Annual 

o 

Report of the Auditor to the General Assembly, 
December 8, 1837, exhibiting the number of polls, 
the value of lands and improvements taxed, the to- 
tal amount of taxables, and the gross amount of 

B* 



10 



COUNTIES, POPULATION, &:C. 



revenue, at the rate of 15 cents on the one hundred 
dollars, and 50 cents on each poll, in the respective 
counties, for 1837: — 



Vo of ^'^''^'* "' ''^"'' 
Poll • ' '^^^ iinprovi 



Counties. 



Allen 

Adams, 

Bartholomew, 

Booiie, 

Brown, 

Clark, 

Clay, 

Crawford,. . . . 

Carroll, 

Cass, 

Clinton, 

Dearborn,. . . , 

Decatur, 

Daviess, 

Dubois 

Delaware,. . . . 

De Kalb, 

Elkhart, 

Fayelte, 

Floyd,. 

Franklin 

Fountain,. . . . 

Fulton, 

Gibson , 

Greene, 

Grant, 

Hamilton,. . . , 

Harrison, 

Hendricks,... . 

Henry, 

Hancock,. . . . 
Huntington,. . 

Jackson, 

Jelicrson, 

Jennings, 

Johnson 

Jay, 

Knox, 



j merits taxed. 



Total amount of I Gross amt. 
; Taxables. lof Reven. 



Kosciusko, 

Lawrence,,. ....... I 



756 

117 

1,097 

895 

226 

1,72 i 

533 

560 

1.164 

853 

800 

2,333 

1,406 

864 

352 

982 

184 

845 

1,446 

1,403 

1,689 

1,713 

126 

1,131 

740 

455 

1,004 

1,471 

1,470 

1,874 

920 

213 

980 

2,058 

980 

1,194 

213 

1,343 

437 

1,480 



$ cts. 

476,647 

7,600 

874,294 

131,357 

8,152 

1,735,712 

208,907 

674,795 

32:^,126 

638 2.09 
2,510,521 
1,400,225 

369,067 

102,715 

296,279 

383 798 
2,295,637 
1,(192,404 50 
1,87.5,198 
1,378,060 
66.882 77 

714,'il8 

222,204 

146,695 

332.767 

9.55,873 

912,334 
1,585,302 

41R187 
7,260 

406,919 
3,037,825 

495,337 

809,085 

1,040 

1,022,106 

21,981 

1,078,214 



$ Ct3. 

1,143,402 
25,491 
1,329.455 13 

418,829 
51,529 . 
2,869,175 

270,317 27 

381,4^4 
l,0fi2,.593 

827,567 

880,489 
4,048,509 
1,72.5,410 

635,237 

227,911 

534.295 
14,439 

698,-588 
3,132,095 
3005.221 
2,621,271 
2,001,775 

100,089 77 
1, -='7 1, 886 

425,014 

208 888 50 

6115,023 
1,371,187 
1,366,031 
2,13 ,725 

627,041 03 
46,653 

753,590 
3,986,950 

810.838 

1,208,925 

18,936 

2,019,111 

132,123 
1,639,423 



COUNTIES, POPULATION, &C. 



11 



Counties, 



*Lagrange, 

Laporte, 

Lake, 

Madison, 

Marion, 

Martin . 

Monroe, 

Montgomery, 

Morgun, 

Miami, 

Marshall, 

No!)le, 

Newton, 

Orange, 

Owen, 

Parke, 

Perry, 

Pike, 

Posey, 

Putnam, 

Porter, 

Pulaski, 

Randolph, ....... 

Ripley, 

Rudh, 

Scott, 

Shelby, 

Spencer, 

Switzerland, 

St. Joseph, 

Stark 

Sullivan, 

Steuben, 

Tippecanoe, 

Union, 

Vanderburg, 

Vermillion, 

Vigo, 

Warrick, 

Washington, 

Wayne, 

Warren, 

White, 

Wabash, 

Wells, 



No. of 
Polls 



Value of land 
and improve- 
ments taxed. 



Total amount of 
Taxables. 



252 
1,491 

226 

1,123 

2,203 

392 

1,200 

2,043 

1,237 

304 

173 

246 

1,152 
834 

1,563 
583 
512 

1,159 

1,986 
321 

1,196 

1,058 
2,074 

515 
1,629 

629 

i,y64 

995 

919 

3] 2 

2,146 

1,014 

812 

],179 

1,638 

675 

1,890 

2,974 

858 

276 

228 

93 



$ cts. 
6,427 96 
1,122,326 
77,788 88 
381,278 
1,976,8511 
79,915 
586.468 
2,225,147 
807,213 
182,418 
93,979 



568,896 
365,611 

1,329,159 
295,482 
195.434 
764,105 

1,3911,647 
76,910 

578,094 

581,367 
2,593,661 

199,115 
1,143,750 

348,423 
1,071,350 

704,834 

402,740 

2,029,771 

1,515,536 

666,713 

584,977 

1,053,165 

213,207 

1,370,503 

3,299,113 

766,290 

81,262 

7J,744 

4,786 



$ cts. 
71,571 46 
2,047,048 
149,595 88 
603,850 
3,621,156 
171,000 
1,041,5.52 
3,190,975 
1,191.570 
284,419 
155,912 48 
60,806 



1,020,787 
609,289 

1,895,545 
5' 11,557 
385,061 

1,454,288 

2,034,737 
187,676 



52 



741,943 

86 ',748 
3,479,020 

332,207 
1,599,195 

:22,949 
1,535,855 
1,305,315 

716,621 
63,712 
3,613,928 
1,929,538 
1,661,005 
1,130,060 
2,368,759 50 

4J6,082 58 
2,33.%032 
4,780,478 
1,188724 

153,863 50 

138,549 50 
13,602 



.8-?,92l 61,033,425 11 .'98,441,063 12 149,415 13 

* Iii(;omi>lete. 



12 COUNTIES, POPULATION, &C. 

In the above statement, Blackford, Jasper, New- 
ton, Pulaski, Stark and Whitley counties, are not 
mentioned, being at the time unorganized, and con- 
nected with other counties. 



At first view, the estimate of 700,000 inhabitants 
at the present time, may seem incredible ; but the 
last official returns of the assessment of taxable 
property made from the several counties in the state, 
sufficiently indicate the increase of population to 
remove all distrust of the correctness of the estimate. 

These returns show, that the taxable polls of 1830 
amounted to 52,196 ; the same for 1835, amounted 
to 64,289 ; for 1837, to 85,000. 

It will be perceived from this, that the increase 
of the last two years amounts to 20,711 polls, whilst 
the increase of the five preceding years amounts to 
only 12,093 — showing an astonishing increase of 
emigration from year to year, which will doubtless 
continue years to come. 



SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 



STATE OF INDIANA. 



ADAMS COUNTY.— Organized in 1836; con- 
tains about 336 square miles ; bounded north by- 
Allen county, east by the state of Ohio, south by 
Jay, west by Wells, counties. Population about 300. 
Soil, desirable for cultivation. The river St. Mary's 
flows through the north part, and the Wabash 
through the south part of tlie county. Decatur is 
the county seat. 

ALLEN COUNTY.— Organized in 1824; con- 
tains an area of 650 square miles ; bounded north 
by De Kalb and Noble counties, east by the state 
of Ohio, south by Adams and Wells, west by Whit- 
ley and Huntington counties. The face of the 
country is generally level and well timbered ; there 
are, however, some wet prairies, which are highly 
prized for the heavy growth of grass, which serves 
the new settlers for hay and winter pasture for 
their cattle ; — ultimately, these prairies will doubt- 
less be made very valuable by draining. Streams, 
the St. Joseph's from the north, and the St. Mary's 
from the south, unite at Fort Wayne, and form the 
Mauraee, which takes an easterly direction to Lake 



14 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

Erie — Little river in the western part of the 
county, and numerous creeks. The Wabash and 
Erie Canal, which will connect Lake Erie at To- 
ledo with the Ohio river at Evansville — and the 
Michigan and Illinois Canal, forming a junction 
with the Wabash and Erie Canal at Fort Wayne, 
extends to, and connects with, a similar undertaking 
in the state of Illinois. Fort Wayne is the county 
seat. It is situated on the south side of Maumee 
river, high and beautiful, commanding a view of the 
surrounding country. In the midst of a rich and 
fertile country, with the advantages of canals and 
navigable rivers, it cannot fail to become one of the 
most important commercial towns in the state. Its 
present population is about l,oOO. 

BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY.— Organized in 
1821 ; contains 396 square miles ; bounded north 
by Johnson and Shelby, east by Decatur, south by 
Jennings and Jackson, west by Brown, counties. 
The principal streams are the East Fork of White 
river, Flat Rock and Clifty creeks. A rail-road 
from Indianapolis to Madison passes through the 
county a distance of 23 miles ; and the rail-road 
from Jeffersonville to Indianapolis forms a j unction 
at Columbus, the county seat. There is consider- 
able broken and hilly land in the county, but it is 
generally fertile ; and in the neighbourhood of 
White river and its tributaries especially, it is very 
excellent. 

BLACKFORD COUNTY.— Estabhshed Feb., 
1838. Population about 150 — containing about 182 
square miles ; bounded north by Wells, south by 
Delaware, east by Jay, west by Grant, counties. 
The soil is mostly susceptible of cultivation — the 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 15 

southern portion, especially, is considered excellent 
land. The Salamanie river is the principal stream, 
besides which there are several small creeks. 
MoNTPELiER is the principal town. 

BOONE COUNTY.— Organized in 1830; con- 
tains 408 square miles ; bounded north by Clinton, 
east by Hamilton, south by Marion and Hendricks, 
west by Montgomery, counties. Surface, generally 
level. Soil, excellent ; forest land interspersed with 
prairie, wet and dry. The branches of the Raccoon 
and Sugar creeks are the principal streams. Leba- 
non is the county seat. 

BROWN COUNTY.— Recently organized; 
contains 310 square miles ; bounded north by Mor- 
gan and Johnson, east by Bartholomew, south by 
Jackson and Lawrence, and west by Monroe, coun- 
ties. Streams — Salt creek is the principal, and 
many smaller, its tributaries. Surface, undulating 
and hilly; soil, productive. Nashville is the 
county seat. 

CARROLL COUNTY.— Organized in 1828; 
contains 380 square miles ; bounded north by White 
and Cass counties, east by Cass county and the 
Miami Reserve, south by Clinton, west by Tippe- 
canoe and White counties. Surface, generally level ; 
the largest portion timber, but considerable prairie 
land. Deer Prairie is the laro;^est and most beauti- 
ful. Near Delphi, the county seat, there is a re- 
markable spring of water of a reddish colour. Prin- 
cipal water courses are the Wabash river. Deer, 
Rock and Wildcat creeks. The county is in- 
creasing rapidly in population and improvement. 
The Wahash and Krie Canal passes through it. 
CASS COUNTY.— Organized in 1829; con- 



16 sketches; of each count v 

tains 415 square miles ; bounded north by Pulaski 
and Fulton, east by Miami, south by Carroll county 
and Miami Reserve, west by Carroll and White 
counties. The face of the country is generally 
level ; it abounds with springs of excellent water, 
and the streams are sufficiently rapid to furnish 
great facilities for mills and machinery of every 
description. The principal streams are the Wabash 
and Eel rivers, which unite at Logansport, the 
county seat — a large and flourishing town. The 
Wabask and Erie Canal passes through this county. 

CLARKE COUNTY.— Organized in 1802; con- 
tains an area of 400 square miles ; bounded north 
by Jefferson and Scott counties, east and south by 
the Ohio river, west by Floyd and AVashington 
counties. Surface, rolHng, but not hilly, except the 
bluffs bordering the Ohio and its tributaries. Be- 
sides the Ohio, are numerous small streams, the 
most important of which are Silver and Fourteen 
Mile creeks. A rail-road from Jefferson villa to 
Indianapolis, and one from Jefferson ville to New- 
Albany, are located through this county. Charles- 
ton is the county seat. 

CLAY COUNTY.— Organized in 1825; con- 
tains 360 square miles; bounded north by Parke, 
east by Putnam and Owen, south by Greene, west 
by Sullivan and Vigo counties. Principal streams 
are Eel river. Birch, Otter, Cross and Jordan creeks. 
It has a fair proportion of good land for cultivation, 
the largest portion heavily timbered ; in the south- 
western part are some beautiful prairies. The 
Ci'oss Cut Canal passes through the county diago- 
nally, and forms a junction with the Central Canal 



IN THE STATE OF INDIAXA. 17 

in Greene county. Bowling-Green is the county 
seat. 

CLINTON COUNTY.— Organized in 1830; 
contains 432 square miles ; bounded north by Car- 
roll county and the Miami Reservation, east by 
Miami Reservation and Hamilton county, south by 
Boone, west by Montgomery and Tippecanoe coun- 
ties. Chief streams, middle fork and south fork 
of the Wild Cat, Sugar creek, and some smaller 
ones. Surface, generally level — and, excepting the 
" Twelve mile prairie," is timbered. Soil, rich and 
fertile. Frankfort is the county seat. 

CRAWFORD COUNTY.— Organized in 1S18; 
contains about 300 square miles ; bounded north by 
Orange and Washington, east by Harrison county, 
south by Ohio river and Perry county, v\est by Du- 
bois county. Surface, hilly and broken. The prin- 
cipal streams are the Ohio and Blue rivers, which 
wash the borders of the county on the south and 
east — Little Blue river, and other smaller streams. 
The rail- road from New- Albany to Mount Carmel, 
111., is located through this county. Fredonia, on 
the Ohio, is the countv seat. 

DAVIESS COUNTY.— Organized in 1816; 
contains 420 square miles ; bounded north by 
Greene, east by Martin, counties, south by the East 
Fork of White river, wdiich dividers it from Pike 
and Dubois counties, west by the west fork of 
White river, which divides it from Knox county. 
The principal streams are the east and west 
branches of White river — Prairie, Smothers, Veal, 
Aikman's and Sugar creeks. White river affords 
steamboat navigation about six months in the year. 
The whole county may be considered good farming 

Bl 



18 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

land. The northern portion is level — the eastern 
and southern undulating, but not hilly. There are 
many fine prairies — the principal of which are 
Steele, Hawkins' and Owl prairies. The 31ac 
Adamized road from New- Albany to Vincennes, is 
located through the centre of the county from east 
to west, and the Central Canal from north to south. 
"Washington, the county seat, is a flourishing town 
of about 800 inhabitants, and rapidly increasing. 

DEARBORN COUNTY.— Organized in 1802; 
contains about 380 square miles ; bounded north by 
Franklin county, east by the state of Ohio and Ohio 
river, south by Switzerland, and west by Ripley, 
counties. The principal streams, besides the Ohio, 
are the Great Miami and White Water rivers — 
Laughery, Tanner's and Hogan's creeks. Surface, 
rather hilly and broken, with rich bottom lands on 
the rivers. White Water Canal, and the Law- 
renceburgh and Indianapolis Rail-Road terminate 
at Lawrenceburgh, the county seat. 

DECATUR COUNTY.— Organized in 1821 ; 
contains 340 square miles; bounded north by Rush, 
east by Franklin, south by Ripley and Jennings, 
west by Bartholomew and Shelby counties. Sur- 
face, gently undulating and well timbered. Soil, 
adapted to grain ; very little waste land in the coun- 
ty. Flat Rock, Clifty and Sand creeks, are good 
mill streams. The Lawrenceburgh and Indian- 
apolis Rail-Road is located through the county. 
Greensburgh is the county seat. 

DE KALB COUNTY.— Recently organized; 
contains 365 square miles ; bounded north by Steu- 
ben county, east by state of Ohio, south by Allen, 
west by Noble, counties. Principal streams, the 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 19 

St. Joseph's of the Manmee, Cedar, Little Cedar, 
Fish, Buck and Bear creeks. Auburn is the coun- 
ty seat. 

DELAWARE COUNT Y.— Organized in 1S27 ; 
contains 384 square miles ; bounded north by Grant 
and Blackford, east by Jay and Randolph, south by 
Henry, west by Madison, counties. Surface, gene- 
rally level ; soil, productive. Principal streams, 
west fork of White, and the Mississinewa rivers; 
besides which are several considerable streams, as 
Bell creek. Buck creek, &c. From Muncietown, 
the county seat, there is a canal located west. 

DUBOIS COUNTY.— Organized in 1817; con- 
tains 432 square miles ; bounded north by Daviess 
and Martin, east by Orange and Crawford, south 
by Perry, Sjjencer and Wariick, west by Pike, 
counties. Principal streams, the east fork of 
White river, on the northern boundary ; Patoka 
and Huntley's creeks. Strait river, &c. Surface, 
rolling — some parts hilly ; soil, good. The New- 
Albany and Mount Carmel Rail-Road is located 
through this county. Jasper is the county seat. 

ELKHART COUNTY.— Organized in 1830; 
contains 460 square miles ; bounded north by the 
state of Michigan, east by Lagrange and Noble 
counties, south by Kosciusko, and west by Marshall 
and St. Joseph counties. Rivers, the St. Joseph and 
Elkhart are the principal ; tributary to these are 
Little Elkhart river. Pine, Turkey, Yellow, Chris- 
tian and Baubawgo creeks. The Northern Canal, 
and the Buffalo and Mississippi Rail-Road, pass 
through this county. ** In no county in the state 
are the proportions of prairie, oak openings and 
timbered lands, more convenient than in Elkhart. 



20 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

No county is better watered with springs and un- 
failing streams. In its scenery, there is nothing 
grand or sublime ; but in the spring and summer, 
when clad in the freshness and splendour of ver- 
dure and flowers, nothing can surpass it in beauty. 
Through the oak openings, far as the eye can ex- 
tend, and over the broad surface of the prairies, is 
si^read out a carpet of green, decorated with flowers 
of every hue ; the smooth surface of its streams, 
and of its small, clear lakes, here and there inter- 
spersed, and the bold line of forest trees, which form 
the back ground of the prairie view ; — these are fea- 
tures, which, when combined, give to the face of 
nature an aspect of tranquil repose." Goshen is 
the county seat, pleasantly situated on the Elkhart 
river, near the centre of the county, and on the bor- 
der of the Elkhart prairie. 

FAYETTE COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 200 square miles ; bounded north by Henry 
and Wayne, east by Union, south by Franklin, west 
by Rush, counties. Surface, agreeably rolling ; soil, 
rich. Principal streams, the west branch of the 
White Water, and the creeks flowing into it. The 
White Water Canal passes through the county. 
CoNNERSViLLE is the county seat. 

FLOYD COUNTY.— Organized in 1S19; con- 
tains an area of 144 square miles ; bounded north 
by Washington and Clarke, east by Clarke county 
and the Ohio river, south and west by Harrison 
county. The Ohio flows along its southern boun- 
dary, and Silver creek divides it from Clarke coun- 
ty on the east — Big and Little Indian creeks, ^c. 
Surface, various ; soil, rather inferior. New- Al- 
bany, on the Ohio river, about 2 miles below the 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 21 

falls, is the county seat. It is a very enterprising 
and important town, estimated to contain about 
6,000 inhabitants. Here are several large iron 
and brass foundries, factories and mills of various 
kinds ; steamboat building is carried on to consider- 
able extent ; there are many schools and seminaries 
of learningr of a hig-h order. A rail-road is chartered 
from Mount Carmel, 111., to this place ; also, a Mac 
Adamized road from this place to Vincennes, and 
another to Crawfordsville, and a rail-road to Jeffer- 
sonville. 

FOUNTAIN COUNTY.— Organized in 1S25 ; 
contains 390 square miles ; bounded north by War- 
ren, east by Tippecanoe and Montgomery, south by 
Parke, west by Vermillion and Warren counties. 
Principal streams, the Wabash on the western and 
northern boundaries ; Coal creek and Shawnee 
creek, and their tributaries, in the interior, which 
afford abundant facilities for mills, &c. Surface, un- 
dulating — largest j^ortion is woodland, but there are 
many beautiful prairies; soil, very excellent. The 
WabasJi and E?ie Canal passes through the county. 
Covington is the county seat. 

FRANKLIN COUNTY.— Organized in ISIO; 
contains an atea of 400 square miles ; bounded north 
by Fayette and Union counties, east by the state 
of Ohio, south by Dearborn and Ripley, west by De- 
catur and Rush counties. The eastern part of the 
county is rolling, the western level — the eastern and 
northern section is considered most fertile. Princi- 
pal water courses, the east and west branches of 
the White Water, which unite at Brookville, near 
the centre of the county, affording immense water 
power; besides which are Salt creek, Pipe creek, 

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22 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

Big Cedar Grove creek, &c. Brookville is the 
county seat. The White Water Canal passes 
through the county, 

FULTON COUNTY.— Recently organized; 
contains 350 square miles ; bounded north by Mar- 
shall, east by Kosciusko and Miami, south by Cass, 
west by Pulaski, counties. Surface, generally level. 
Principal streams, Tippecanoe river, Mill creek and 
Mud creek. Rochester is the county seat. 

GIBSON COUNTY.— Organized in 1813; con- 
tains 450 square miles ; bounded north by Knox 
and Pike, east by Pike and Warrick, south by War- 
rick, Vanderburg and Posey, west by the Wabash 
river. Surface, rolling and timbered. Principal 
streams, the Wabash on the west. White on the north ; 
Patoka passing through the centre, and Big Pigeon 
creek in the southern part of the county. Prince- 
ton is the county seat. The rail-road from Evans- 
ville to Terre Haute, and one also from New- 
Albany to Mount Carmel, 111., are located through 
this county. 

GRANT COUNTY.— Organized in 1831; con- 
tains an area of 415 square miles; bounded north 
by Wabash and Huntington, east by Wells and 
Blackford, south by Delav/are and Madison counties 
and the Miami Reservation, west by the Miami 
Reservation. Surface, generally level and mostly 
timbered. The water courses are the Mississinewa 
and its tributaries. The Cential CrmaZ is located 
through the county. Marion is the county seat. 

GREENE COUNTY.— Organized in 1821; 
contains an area of 540 square miles; bounded north 
by Clay and Owen, east by Monroe and Lawrence, 
south by Martin, Daviess and Knox, and west by 



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Sullivan, counties. Principal streams, White river, 
Eel river, and Richland creek. The west fork 
of White river passes through the county near the 
centre, north and south, and is navigable the v\^hole 
extent; east of this river the surface is rather hilly, 
west it is level, on the river particularly the soil is 
very rich. Bloomfield is the county town. The 
Central C«72«Z is located through the county; and 
the Cross Cut Canal from Point Commerce con- 
nects the Central Canal with the Wahasli and Erie 
Canal at Terre Haute. 

HAMILTON COUNTY.— Organized in 1S23; 
contains an area of about 400 square miles ; bound- 
ed north by the Miami Reservation, east by Madi- 
son, south by Hancock and Marion, west by Boone 
and Clinton counties. Principal streams, the west 
fork of Wiiite river, and its tributaries ; Cicero, 
Coal, Stoney, Fall creeks, &c. There are some 
prairies ; along the river the land is well timbered. 
The Central Canal is located through the county. 
NoBLESViLLE is the county seat. 

HANCOCK COUNTY.— Organized in 1828; 
contains an area of 310 square miles ; bounded north 
by Hamilton and Madison, east by Henry and Rush, 
south by Shelby, west by Marion, counties. Princi- 
pal streams, Blue river, Sugar creek and Brandy- 
wine, affording excellent mill sites. Surface, gene- 
rally level, or gently rolling ; soil, good and heavy 
timbered. Greenfield is the county seat. 

HARRISON COUNTY.— Organized in 1808; 
contains 470 square miles; bounded north by Wash- 
ington, east by Floyd county and the Ohio river, 
south by the Ohio, and west by the Ohio and Craw- 
ford county. Principal streams, Ohio river. Blue 



24 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

river, Big and Little Indian creeks, and Buck creek. 
Some portions of the country are hilly, others undu- 
lating, and some level. Soil, on the streams rich, on 
the high grounds not so good. Corydon is the 
county seat. The rail-road from New-Albany to 
Mount Carmel, 111., is located through this county. 

HENDRICKS COUNTY.— Organized inlS23; 
contains 380 square miles ; bounded north by Boone, 
east by Marion, south by Morgan, west by Putnam 
and Montgomery counties. Surface, rolling and well 
timbered; soil, productive. The principal water 
courses are \Yhite Lick, some of the upper branches 
of Eel river, and Mud creek, which furnish good 
mill privileges. A Mac Adamized road from Indian- 
apolis to Crawfordsville, is located through this 
county. Danville is the county seat. 

HENRY COUNTY.— Organized in 1821; con- 
tains 385 square miles ; bounded north by Delaware, 
east by Randolph and Wayne, south by Fayette and 
Rush, west by Hancock and Madison counties. Sur- 
face, generally level — some parts a little broken — 
mostly woodland, but some prairies. The county 
is well supplied with springs of pure water, and the 
streams are sufficiently rapid to furnish many mill 
sites. Flat Rock, Blue river and Fall creek, are the 
principal streams. Neav-Castle is the county seat. 

HUNTINGTON COUNTY.— Organized in 
1832 ; contains 384 square miles ; bounded north by 
Whitley, east by Allen and Wells, south by Wells 
and Grant, west by Wabash, counties. Soil, very 
good — some prairies, but generally forest land. Sur- 
face, on the rivers level, back it is undulating. 
Principal rivers, Salamania, Little river, and the 
Wabash. The Wabash and the Erie Canal passes 



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through the county. Huntington is the county 
seat. 

JACKSON COUNTY.— Organized in 1815; 
contains 500 square miles ; bounded north by Brown 
and Bartholomew, east by Jennings, south by Scott 
and Washington, west by Lawrence and Monroe 
counties. Principal streams, Muscatatack, Drift- 
wood, or east fork of White river, White creek, 
Salt creek, &c. Surface, rolling; soil, good. 
Brownstown is the county seat. The Ohio and 
Indianapolis Rail-Road is located through the 
county. 

JASPER COUNTS.— Recently established; 
contains 700 square miles ; bounded north by New- 
ton, east by White, south by WaiTen, counties, and 
west by the state of Illinois. It is principally prairie, 
interspersed with groves of timber. The principal 
stream is the Iroquois river, in the northern part of 
the county, which is navigable in high water — in 
the southern part of the county are Pine creek, 
Sugar creek, &c. 

JAY COUNTY.— Organized in 1836; contains 
about 370 square miles ; bounded north by Adams 
and Wells counties, east by the state of Ohio, south 
by Randolph, west by Blackford and Delaware 
counties. Population, about 300. Soil, generally 
good. Portland is the county seat. 

JEFFERSON COUNTY.— Organized in 1809; 
contains 360 square miles ; bounded north by Jen- 
nings and Ripley, east by Switzerland, counties, 
south by the Ohio river and Scott county, west by 
Scott and Jennings counties ; watered by the Ohio 
river, Muscatatack, Indian Kentucky creek, Big 
creek, Lewis creek, &;c. It presents a great variety 



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of surface. Soil, generally very productive. Madi- 
son, a large, iiourisbing and important town, is the 
county seat. A rail road is located from Madison 
to Indianapolis, and the great Michigan road through 
the state commences here. 

JENNINGS COUNTY.— Organized in 1816; 
contains 380 square miles ; bounded north by Bar- 
tholomew and Decatur, east by Ripley, south by 
Jefferson and Scott, west by Jackson and Bartholo- 
mew counties. Surface, in some parts hilly. Soil, 
rich and productive. The most important streams 
are Graham's fork and north fork of the Musca- 
tatack river, and Sand creek, which afford numerous 
mill sites, many of which are already improved. 
The Madison and Indianapolis Rail-Road is located 
through the county. Vernon is the county seat. 

JOHNSON COUNTY.— Organized in 1822; 
contains 320 square miles ; bounded north by Ma- 
rion, east by Shelby, south by Bartholomew and 
Brown, west by Morgan, counties. Streams, Sugar 
creek. Young's creek, Indian creek, Stott's creek, 
&c. This county is fast improving; its surface is 
undulating ; soil, remarkably fertile. The Madison 
and Indianapolis Rail-Road is located through it. 
Franklin is the county seat. 

KNOX COUNTY.— Organized in 1802; con- 
tains 540 square miles ; bounded north by Sullivan 
and Greene, east by Daviess, south by Pike and Gib- 
son, west by the Wabash river. In this county are 
found some tracts of prairie, which are very fine 
and valuable — but the largest portion is forest land. 
The soil almost universally is rich and productive. 
The Wabash on the western, the White on the 
southern, and the west fork of the White river on 



^ IN THE STATE OF INDIAxXA. 27 

its eastern border, are the principal streams — inte- 
rior, Deshee river, Marie creek, &c. Vincennes 
is the county seat. There is a Mac Adamized road 
chartered from Vincennes to New- Albany — and the 
rail-road from Evansville to Terra Haute, is located 
through the county. 

KOSCIUSCO COUNT Y.— Organized recently ; 
contains 567 square miles ; bounded north by Elk- 
hart, east by Noble and -Whitley, south by Wabash, 
Miami and Fulton, west by Fulton and Marshall 
counties. Surface, undulating; soil, fertile. There 
are dry prairies nearly in the centre of the county, 
containing about 8 square miles, and some in the 
northern part of the county — considerable wet 
prairie, and many beautiful lakes. Tippecanoe 
river is the principal stream — there are many small 
streams, some of which furnish mill privileges. 
Warsaw is the county seat. 

LAGRANGE COUNTY.— Organized in 1S32 ; 
contains 380 square miles ; bounded north by the 
state of Michigan, east by Steuben, south by Noble, 
west by Elkhart, counties; northern part mostly 
prairie, southern chiefly forest. Surface, moderately 
rolling; soil, good. Population, fast increasing. 
Fawn, Pigeon and Little Elkhart rivers, are the 
principal streams — besides there are numerous 
creeks and lakes. Lima is the county seat. The 
Buffalo and Mississippi Rail-Road is located through 
the county. 

LAKE COUNTY.— Recently organized; con- 
tains 468 square miles ; bounded north by Lake 
Michigan, east by Porter, south by Newton, west by 
the state of Illinois. Surface, on the lake are bluffs 
and sand hills — along the Calumic and Kankakee 
rivers it is marshy — remainder, prairie and wood- 



28 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

land, and generally level. Principal streams, the two 
branches of the Calumic river and Deep river in 
the northern part — and from the interior are West, 
Cedar and Eagle creeks, flowing into the Kanka- 
kee, which runs along its entire southern border. 
The Mississippi and Buffalo Rail-Road is located 
through the county, and a proposed canal from the 
Northern Canal at Valparaiso, in Porter county, to 
unite with the Illinois Canal. Lake C. H. is the 
county seat. 

LAPORTE COUNTY.— Organized in 1832; 
contains 460 square miles ; bounded north by the 
state of Michigan, east by St. Joseph, south by 
Stark, west by Porter county and Lake Michigan. 
Surface, gently undulating, and abounds with rich 
prairies, interspersed with groves of timber and 
lakes of clear water; soil, productive. Principal 
streams, the Kankakee and Little Kankakee rivers, 
G allien river and Trail creek. L aporte and Michi- 
gan City are the chief towns, the former of which 
is the county seat. The Buffalo and Mississippi 
Rail-Road and Northern Canal are located through 
the county. 

LAWRENCE COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 438 square miles ; bounded north by Mon- 
roe, east by Jackson and Washington, south by 
Orange, west by Martin and Greene counties. 
Principal streams, the east fork of White river, 
Salt, Guthrie's, Beaver, Leatherwood creeks, &c., 
(good mill streams.) Surface is generally hilly. 
Bedford is the county seat. The New-Albany 
and Crawfordsville Mac Adamized road is located 
through the county. 

MADISON COUNTY.— Organized in 1823; 
contains about 390 square miles ; bounded north by 



'# IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 29 

Miami Reserve and Grant county, east by Dela- 
ware and Henry, south by Hancock, west by Ha.- 
rnilton, counties. Principal streams, west fork of 
White river, (a navigable stream,) and its tributa- 
ries ; Pipe, Killbuck, Fall and Lick creeks, are fine 
mill streams. Surface, generally level and timber- 
ed — some wet prairie. Andersontown is the 
county seat. Central Canal passes through the 
county. 

MARSHALL COUNT Y.-Recently organized ; 
contains 440 square miles ; bounded north by St. 
Joseph, east by Elkhart and Kosciusko, south by 
Fulton, west by Stark and St. Joseph counties. 
Principal streams. Yellow river, running nearly 
through the centre, and the Tippecanoe, in the 
southern section of the county — besides these, are 
numerous smaller streams, as Pine creek, Eagle 
creek. Wolf creek, &c. There are several lakes, 
the largest of which is Maxinenkkee, near the 
southwestern corner of the county. Plymouth is 
the county seat, situated on Yellov\^ river, near the 
centre of the county. 

MARION COUNTY.— Organized in 1821; 
contains 400 square miles ; bounded north by Hamil- 
ton, east by Hancock and Shelby, south by John- 
son and Morgan, west by Hendricks. Principal 
streams, west fork of White river. Fall creek, 
Eagle creek, and several smaller creeks. Surface, 
level and heavily timbered ; soil, of the choicest 
quality. Indianapolis, the seat of government, is 
situated on White river, in the centre of the county. 
Nearly all the rail-roads and Mac Adamized roads of 
the state centre in or pass through this place, as 
also does the Central Canal. 
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30 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

MARTIN COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 300 square miles ; bounded north by 
Greene, east by Lawrence and Orange, south by 
Dubois, west by Daviess, counties. The east fork 
of White river, in its windings through the county, 
waters a large portion of it — Lick, Beaver, Indian, 
Bognes and Firbt creeks, afford abundant water 
power. East of White river, the surface is broken 
and hilly — on the west, level, or gently undulating, 
with portions of barrens and prairies. Mount 
Pleasant is the county seat. The Mac Adamized 
road from New- Albany to Vincennes is located 
through the county. 

MIAMI COUNTY.— Organized in 1832 ; con- 
tains 380 square miles ; bounded north by Fulton 
and Koscuisko, east by Wabash, south by Miami 
Reservation, Avest by Miami Reservation and Cass 
and Fulton counties. Principal streams — the Wa- 
bash and Eel rivers flow through the county from 
east to west ; the Mississinewa empties into the 
Wabash from the south, about the centre of the 
county — they are all navigable for light boats — 
there are besides several small creeks. The face of 
the country is beautiful, chiefly forest — but inter- 
spersed with small prairies. Soil very excellent. 
The Wabash and Erie Canal passes through the 
county near the centre. Peru is the county seat. 

MONROE COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 420 square miles ; bounded north by Mor- 
gan, east by Brown and Jackson, south by Law- 
rence, and west by Greene and Owen counties. 
Salt, Clear and Bean Blossom creeks, are the princi- 
pal streams — salt of a superior quality is made on Salt 
creek. Surface, undulating and hilly ; soil, not first 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 31 

rate. Bloomington is the county seat. Indiana 
College is located on the College lands, adjacent to 
Bloomington. The New- Albany and Crawfords- 
ville MacAdamised road, passes through this place. 
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.— Organized in 
1822 ; contains 504 square miles ; bounded north 
by Tippecanoe, east by Clinton, Boone and Hen- 
dricks, south by Putnam and Parke, and west by 
Parke and Fountain counties. Principal streams, 
Sugar creek, Big and Little Raccoon creeks — and 
besides, there are numerous small streams. The 
northern part a great portion of the land is prairie; 
the middle and southern portions, timbered — the 
whole is gently undulating and the soil rich. 
Crawfoudsville is the county seat, a Mac Adamized 
road, from Indianapolis to Lafayette passes through 
this town, and another from New- Albany terminates 
here. 

MORGAN COUNTY.— Organized in 1S21 ; 
contains 453 square miles ; bounded north by Hen- 
dricks and Marion, east by Johnson, south by 
Brown and Monroe, west by Owen and Putnam 
counties. Principal streams, west fork of White 
river, which is navigable. White Lick, IMill, Big 
Indian, Stotts creeks, and others. Surface, generally 
rolling, sometimes hilly, but the soil is very produc- 
tive. Martinsville is the county seat. Central 
Canal passes through the county diagonally from 
southwest to northeast. 

NEWTON COUNTY.— Recently formed; con- 
tains 640 square miles ; bounded north by Lake and 
Porter, east by Stark and Pulaski, south by White 
and Jasper counties, and west by the state of Il- 
linois. A large proportion is rich prairie, gently un- 



32 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

(lulating. The principal stream is the Iroquois or 
Pickamink river in the south part of the county. In 
section 30, town 29, range 6 west, there are falls in 
this river of 10 or 12 feet. 

NOBLE COUNTY.— Recently organized; con- 
tains 432 square miles; bounded north by Lagrange, 
east by De Kalb, south by Allen and Whitley, west 
by Kosciusko and Elkhart counties. Principal 
streams, Elkhart and Tippecanoe rivers ; there are 
also many lakes. The Northern Canal is located 
through the county. Augusta is the county seat. 

ORANGE COUNTY.— Organized in 1815; 
contains 400 square miles; bounded north by Law- 
rence, east by Washington, south by Crawford, 
west by Dubois and Martin counties. Lost river, 
Lick and Patoka creeks, are the chief streams, af- 
fording in many places good mill privileges. Sur- 
face, hilly and broken. Paoli is the county seat. 
The Mac Adamized road from New- Albany to Vin- 
cennes, is located through the county. 

OWEN COUNTY.— Organized'in 1818; con- 
tains an area of 396 square miles ; bounded north 
by Putnam and Morgan, east by Morgan and Mon- 
roe, south by Greene, west by Clay, counties. Sur- 
face, gently undulating; soil, good and well tim- 
bered. The west fork of White river flows throuoh 

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the county, receiving the water of numerous creeks, 
which run into it — Mill creek, and one of the upper 
forks of Eel river, afford great water power in a 
region of iron ore. Spencer is the county seat. 
Central Canal crosses the southeast corner of the 
county. 

PARKE COUNTY.— Organized in 1821 ; con- 
tains 450 square miles ; bounded north by Fountain 



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and Montgomery, east by Montgomery and Put- 
nam, south by Glay and Vigo, west by Vermillion, 
counties. Surface, level, extensive prairies, but the 
greatest portion is timbered land; soil, rich. Big 
Raccoon, Little Raccoon, Leatherwood and Sugar 
creeks, are the principal water courses, all of which 
flow into the Wabash, which runs the whole extent 
of its western boundary. Rockville is the county 
seat. The Wabash and Erie Canal is located 
through this county. 

PERRY COUNTY.— Organized in 1814; con- 
tains 400 square miles; bounded north by Dubois 
and Crawford, east by Crawford and the Ohio river, 
south by the Ohio, west by Spencer and Dubois 
counties. Watered by the Ohio river, Anderson's 
creek, Deer, Bear, Oil, Poison creeks, in the inte- 
rior. On the borders of these streams is much excel- 
lent land — the high lands are broken and hilly, and 
the soil inferior. Rome is the county seat. 

PIKE COUNTY.— Organized in 1816; con- 
tains an area of 325 square miles; bounded north 
by Knox and Daviess, east by Dubois, south by 
Warrick, west by Gibson, counties. Surface, gently 
rolling and timbered; soil, rich and productive. 
White river runs along the whole length of the 
northern boundary, and is navigable — Patoka creek, 
through the centre, is navigable in high waters- 
South Patoka, Flat creeks, &c. Petersburgh is 
the county seat. The rail-road fjom New-Albany 
to Mount Carmel, 111., is located through this 
county. 

PORTER COUNTY.— Lately organized; con- 
tains 415 square miles; bounded north by Lake 
Michigan, east by Laporte and Stark, south by 
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34 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

Newton, west by Lake, counties. vSurface, high and 
barren lands on the lake — remainder, generally- 
level — marshy on the Kankakee, which runs on its 
southern border. There are some small creeks in the 
interior, and in the northern part are the Calumic 
river. Coffee and Salt creeks. The Buffalo and 
Mississippi Rail-Road, the Northern Canal, and a 
branch canal to Illinois, are located through the 
county, Valparaiso is the county seat. 

POSEY COUNTY.— Organized in 1S14; con- 
tains about 450 square miles ; bounded north by 
Gibson, east by G-ibson and Vanderburg, south by 
the Ohio river, west by the Wabash river. Big 
creek and Flat creek are the principal interior 
streams. Surface, undulating and all forest land ; 
soil, productive. Mount Vernon is the county 
seat. There is a proposed canal to run from this 
place to New-Harmony. 

PULASKI COUNTY.— Recently formed. It 
contains 342 square miles ; bounded north by 
Stark, east by Fulton, south by White, west by 
Newton, counties. Besides Tippecanoe river, 
which runs through the county from north to 
south, and is navigable for flat boats, are several 
small creeks. Pulaski is the only town in the coun- 
ty. The rail-road from Lafayette to Michigan City, 
is located throue^h this county. 

PUTNAM COUNTY.— Organized in 1821; 
bounded noith by Montgomery, east by Hendricks 
and Morgan, south by Owen and Clay, and west by 
Clay and Parke counties — containing an area of 
486 square miles. The Walnut fork of Eel river, 
BijT Raccoon creek and Deer creek, afford excel- 



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lent mill sites, and there are many other smaller 
f? creams of pure water. Greencastle is the princi- 
pal town and county seat, containing a population 
of about 1,000, and fast increasing. The Mac Ada- 
mized road from New-Albany to Crawfordsville, is 
located thiough the county. 

RANDOLPH COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 440 square miles; bounded north by Jay 
county, east by the state of Ohio, south by Wayne, 
west by Henry and Delaware counties. The princi- 
pal water courses are the west fork of White river, 
and the Mississinewa river, and their tributaries, 
which furnish good mill privileges. Soil, rich ; sur- 
face, undulating. W^incpiester is the county seat. 

RIPLEY COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; con- 
tains an area of 400 square miles ; bounded north 
by Decatur and Franklin, east by Dearborn, south 
by Switzerland and Jefferson, west by Jennings and 
Decatur counties. Surface, generally level forest 
land ; soil, good for grain. Laugh ery creek and 
Graham's creek, are the principal streams. Ver- 
sailles is the county seat. The Lawrenceburgh 
and Indianapolis Rail-Road is'located through the 
northern part of the county. 

RUSH COUNTY.— Organized in 1821 ; con- 
tains 410 square miles ; bounded north by Hancock 
and Henry, east by Fayette and Franldin, south by 
Decatur, west by Shelby and Hancock counties. 
Surface, moderately rolling and heavily timbered ; 
soil, productive. Big and Little Blue river, and Big 
and Little Flat Rock, are the principal streams, 
affording sufficient facilities for mills, &c. Rush- 
viLLE is the county seat. 

SCOTT COUNTY.— Organized in 1817; con- 



36 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

tains about 200 square miles; bounded north by r 
Jackson and Jennings, east by Jefferson, south by ^ 
Clarke, west by Washington, counties. Surface, ge- 
nerally a little undulating. The chief water courses •, 
are the Muscatatack on the north border, Stucker's 
fork, Kiinberlin's creek, Pigeon Roost, and Ox's 
fork. Lexington is the county seat. The Ohio 
and Indianapolis Rail-Road is located through it. 

SHELBY COUNTY.— Organized in 1821; 
contains 410 square miles ; bounded north by Han- 
cock, east by Rush and Decatur, south by Decatur 
and Bartholomew, west by Johnson and Marion 
counties. Surface, level and timbered; soil, very 
fertile. The principal streams are Sugar creek, east 
branch of White river. Big and Little Blue river, 
and Flat Rock creek, Shklbyville is the county 
seat. The Lawrenceburgh and Indianapolis Rail- 
Road will pass through this place. 

SPENCER COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; 
contains 400 square miles ; bounded on the north 
by Dubois, east by Perry county and the Ohio, south 
by the Ohio, west by Warrick county. Streams, 
Anderson's creek on the east, and Little Pigeon in 
the west, and Crooked, Big and Little Sandy creeks, 
which flow into the Ohio. Surface, tolerably level ; 
soil, productive. Rockport is the county seat. 

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, bordering on the state 
of Michigan. — Organized in 1830 ; bounded on the 
north by the state of Michigan, east by Elkhart, 
south by Marshall and Stark, and west by Laporte 
counties, and includes an area of about 468 square 
miles. It is watered by the St. Joseph's river, a very 
beautiful stream of pure water with a rapid cur^ 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 



37 



rent — it never overflows its banks, and is navigable 
for steamboats to South Bend at all seasons of the 
year, and frequently higher up. The Kankakee is 
a fine stream in the western part of the county, 
which, with several small creeks which empty into 
the St. Joseph's, afford abundant facilities for mills 
and other machinery. The southeastern section of 
the county is mostly forest land— the northwestern 
section, chiefly prairie and barrens. Some of the 
most beautiful and fertile prairies in the western 
country are found in this county, among which are 
Portage, Terre Coupee, Sumption, Harris, Pal- 
mer's,°&c. There are also extensive marshes, which 
are of a deep vegetable formation, and capable of 
being drained and made the best of meadow land. 
South Bend is the county seat, delightfully situated 
on a high bluff on the south side of St. Joseph's 
river, with a population of about 1,500 — a flourish- 
ing and rapidly growing village ; the water power 
• here is very great. Mishawaka is a thriving village 
on the St. Joseph's, 4 miles above South Bend. 
Here is an extensive iron manufactory ; pure bog 
ore, of the best quality, and inexhaustible, is found 
at this place. The Northern Canal passes through 
this county ; so also does the Buffalo and Missis- 
sippi Rail-Road, and the Michigan road from Madi- 
son on the Ohio river to Michigan City, ^c. &c. It 
is believed few counties are possessed of as many 
advantages, — few have made such signal and rapid 
improvements in agriculture, manufactures and 
commerce, and few hold out so many inducements 
to men of enterprise and business as this. 

STARK COUNTY.— Recently formed, and 
miorganized ; contains 432 square miles ; bounded 



3S SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

north by Laporte and St. Joseph, east by Marshall, 
south by Pulaski, west by Newton and Porte'f. 
Principal streams, the Kankakee and Yellow rivers. 
There are extensive marshes on the Kankakee. 

STEUBEN COUNTY.— Recently organized; 
contains 225 square miles ; bounded north by the 
state of Michigan, east by Michigan and Ohio, south 
by De Kalb, west by Lagrange, counties. Principal 
streams, Pigeon river, Crooked and Fish creeks ; 
there are many lakes. The Buffalo and Mississippi 
Rail-Road is located through the county. Angola 
is the county seat. 

SULLIVAN COUNTY.— Organized in 1S16; 
contains 430 square miles ; bounded north by Vigo, 
east by Clay and Greene, south by Knox, west by 
the Wabash river. The principal water courses are 
the Wabash on the west, and Furman's creek. Tur- 
tle creek, and Busserou in the interior. Surface, 
generally level — there are some rich prairies, but 
chiefly the land is timbered. Merom is the county 
town. 

SWITZERLAND COUNTY.— Organized in 
1814 ; contains 216 square miles ; bounded north by 
Ripley and Dearborn counties, east by the Ohio 
river, south by the Ohio, west by Jefferson county. 
Some of the streams that flow into the Ohio are Log 
Lick, Indian, Plum, Brian's and Grant's creeks. 
Surface, various — bottom lands, level and rich, then 
a range of bluffs — table land, rolling. Much atten- 
tion is paid to the culture of orchards, gardens and 
vines, particularly on the Ohio river, and the county 
is rapidly increasing in wealth and population. 
Vevay is the county seat, 

TIPPECANOE COUNTY. — Or^ranized in 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 39 

1S26 ; contains 504 square miles ; bounded north by 
White and Carroll, east by Carroll and Clinton, 
south by Montgomery, west by Warren and Jasper. 
Surface, gently undulating, with extensive level 
tracts — the prairies may be estimated at one half, 
the barrens one eighth, and the remainder heavy 
forest land, — the prairies and timber lands are very 
rich and fertile. The water courses are the Wa- 
bash, the Tippecanoe river, (which enters the Wa- 
bash in the northeast corner of the county,) the Wild 
Cat, the Wea, Burnet's creek, &c.; these streams 
furnish numerous excellent mill sites, and the Wa- 
bash is navigable. Lafayette, a large and flourish- 
ing town, possessing great advantages, is the county 
seat. There is a rail-road chartered from this town 
to Michigan City, and a Mac Adamized road to 
CrawfordsviHe and New-Albany, and another to 
Indianapolis. The Wabash and Erie Canal also 
passes through it. 

UNION COUNTY.— Organized in 1S21; con- 
tains 168 square miles; boimded north by Wayne 
county, east by the state of Ohio, south by Franklin, 
west by Fayette, counties. Surface, undulating; 
soil, good. The principal streams are the east fork 
of White Water river, Hanna, Richland and Silver 
creeks, all which afford valuable mill privileges. 
Liberty is the county seat. 

VANDERBURG COUNTY.— Organized in 
1818 ; contains 225 square miles ; bounded north by 
Gibson, east by Warrick, counties, south by the 
Ohio river, and west by Posey county. That portion 
which borders on the Ohio river is very fertile — but 
the largest portion of the county is high and rather 
hilly, with good timber and water, but of inferior soil, 



40 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

when compared to many other counties. In a com- 
mercial point of view, it possesses great advantages. 
Running into the Ohio from the interior, are Big 
Pigeon, Blue Grass, Little and Locust creeks. 
EvANSViLLE is the county seat. This place is new, 
but flourishing — increasing in population beyond al- 
most any other in the state. It has been expected 
that the Wabash, Erie and Central Canal would ter- 
minate here ; but the Board of Internal Improve- 
ments, at its late session, fin alii/ located its termina- 
tion at Lamasco City, on Pigeon creek, about half 
a mile below Evansville. Doubtless these two 
places will be united, and become the most import- 
ant city in the state. There is a rail-road located 
from Evansville to Terre Haute. 

VERIVIILLION COUNTY. Organized in 

1823 ; contains 280 square miles ; bounded north by 
Warren, east by Fountain and Parke, south by 
Vigo, counties, and west by the state of Illinois. 
Surface, high and gently rolling — some bluffs along 
the principal w^ater courses — a good proportion of 
prairie and timber ; the soil is rich and productive. 
Streams, the Wabash river flows along the whole 
length of its eastern border, Vermillion and Little 
Vermillion livers — Spring, Brouillet's creeks, and 
others, run into the Wabash, Newport is the 
county seat. 

VIGO COUNTY.— Organized in 1818; con- 
tains 400 square miles ; bounded north by Vermil- 
lion and Parke, east by Clay, south by Sullivan, 
counties, and west by the state of Illinois. Surface, 
level or gently undulating, with forest and prairies 
interspersed ; soil, uniformly excellent. The Wa- 
bash passes nearly through the county from north 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 41 

to south, and is navigable : Spring Coal, Otter, Lost, 
Sugar, Clear, and Honey creeks are the principal. 
Terre Haute, the county seat, is a large and flour- 
ishing town, most delightfully situated on the Wa- 
bash river and National road. The Wabash and 
Erie Canal terminates here, and the Cross Cut Canal 
from this place connects with the Central Canal at 
Point Commerce, on White river. There is also 
located a rail-road to Evansville. 

WABASH COUNTY.— Organized in 1832; 
contains 415 square miles; bounded north by Kos- 
ciusko and Whitley, east by Huntington, south by 
Grant and Miami, and west by Miami counties. It 
presents a variety of soil and surface. Eel river 
passes througli the northern part, and the Wabash 
below the centre of the county, besides numerous 
creeks flow into both these rivers, which make it a 
v\^ell watered county. Wabash is the principal 
town, and is the county seat — a healthy place ; im- 
proving rapidly, and is a desirable point for busi- 
ness. The Wabash and Erie Canal and the Cen- 
tral Canal unite at this place. 

WARREN COUNTY.— In the northwestern 
part of the state, was organized in 182S ; bounded 
on the north by Jasper county, west by the state of 
Illinois, south by Vermillion, east by Fountain and 
Tippecanoe counties ; and contains about 350 
square miles. The face of the country is generally 
level, and about one third of the whole county is 
prairie, embracing, on the west, a portion of the 
Grand Prairie. The soil is rich, and well watered. 
The Wabash runs along the eastern and south- 
eastern border of the county for 30 miles, and is 
navigable for steam-boats. The interior streams 
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42 SKETCHES OF EACH COUNTY 

are Big and Little Pine creeks, Rock creek, and 
Redwood, all of which are good mill streams. AVil- 
LiAMSPORT is the county seat. A rail-road is in 
contemplation, from Lafayette to Alton, 111., which 
if completed will pass through this comity. 

WARRICK COUNTY.— Organized in 1813 ; 
contains an area of 360 square miles ; bounded 
north by Gibson, Pike and Dubois, east by Spencer, 
south by Spencer county and the Ohio river, west by 
Vandeiburg and Gibson counties. Surface, rolling, 
hilly near the river. Soil, produces well. The 
Ohio washes its southern border, and Little Pigeon 
its eastern — into these flow several creeks from the 
interior, Boonville is the county s-eat. 

WASHINGTON COUNTY.— Organized in 
1813; c(mtains an area of 540 square miles; bounded 
north by Jackson, east by Scott and Clarke, south by 
Harrison and Crawford, west by Orange and Law- 
rence counties. Surface, greatly diversified. Al- 
though good farming land in general, the soil is not 
as rich and easy of cultivation as many other coun- 
ties. Stream^; — Muscatatack, on the north border, 
Blue river, Rush, Twin, Delaney, Elk creeks, &c., 
which aiford mill privileges. Sat.em is the county 
seat. The Mac Adamized road from New-Albany 
to Crawfordsville is located through the county. 

WAYNE COUNTY.— Organized in 1810 ; con- 
tains 420 square miles ; bounded north by Ran- 
dolph county, east by the state of Ohio, south by 
Union and Fayette, west by Fayette and Henry 
counties. Surface, moderately hilly and heavily 
timbered. Soil, the very best quality. Streams — 
East and West branches of the White Water river, 
and numerous tributaries, which furnish abundant 



IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. 43 

water power. Centreville is the county seat. 
JVkUe Water Canal runs across the southwest 
corner of the county. 

WELLS COUNTY.— Organized in 1837 ; con- 
tains 372 square miles ; bounded north by Allen, 
east by Adams, south by Blackford and Jay, west 
by Huntington and Grant counties. Population 
about 200. The Wabash runs through nearly the 
centre of the county, and furnishes many fine mill 
privileges. 

WHITE COUNTY.— Organized recently, with 
a population of about ISOO, as is supposed, and ra- 
pidly increasing ; bounded north by Newton and 
Pulaski, east by Cass and Carroll, south by Tippe- 
canoe, west by Jasper counties, and contains 
about 530 square miles. Near one half of the 
county is prairie — and mostly owned by govern- 
ment. Soil, well adapted to grass and grain. The 
Tippecanoe river is navigable for flat boats, and is 
a good mill stream. Besides this river, the county 
is watered by Big and Little Metamonong creeks, 
and Big, Spring, and Mootses' creeks. Monti- 
cello, a very flourishing village, is the county seat. 
The rail-road from Lafayette to Michigan city is 
located through this county. 

WHITLEY COUNTY.— Formed in 1838; is 
bounded north by Noble, east by Allen, south by 
Huntington and Wabash, and west by Wabash and 
Kosciusko counties. It contains 324 square miles, 
and about 100 inhabitants. Soil, good. Eel river 
runs through the county, and affords fine mill sites. 



44 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

The following statement, from the official report 
of the Board of Internal Improvements, abridged by 
R. D. Owen, Esq., will give the reader some idea 
of the magnitude of the works undertaken by the 
state : — 

Indiana has undertaken a sy.«tem of internal improvement on 
what, considering that she is still so young a state, may be consi- 
dered ii n)agnif]ceiji scale. The present estimates for the comple- 
tion of the various state works, amount to about eighteen millions 
and a half of dollars; and it is the general opinion, that they will, 
when compleied, considerably exceed that sum. Txcenly-five mil- 
lions is probably nearer what will be the actual cost. When we 
reflect ihai the total amount of property, both real and personal, of 
the state was, by the assessment of 1837, under one hundred mil- 
lions, it must be conceded, that this young state has evinced no 
small degree of enterprise. The entire system of improvement is 
iiiideitaken,and to be completed and to be owned exclusively by 
the state, without anj^ association with private companies. 

The amount of contracts entered into by the Slate Board of In- 
diana, since ihey commenced operations, (on the 1st of March, 1836, 
up to the present time, (January 1st, 1838,) amounts, at contract 
prices, to nearly four millions of dollars. The amount of labour 
actually performed under these contracts, up to the present time, 
somewhat exceeds tico millions of dollars; and the amount of la- 
bour necessary to complete existing contracts, is somewhat more 
than one million and three qumters. 

It seems probable, that the stale will proceed with these works, 
at the rate of from a million and a half to two millions of dollars 
annually. It will, of course, be some years before she can expect 
to receive a return over and above repairs, from any of the works. 

The heaviest works undertaken by Indiana are, the Central Ca- 
nal, the White Water Canal, and the Madison and Lafayette Rail- 
Roud. Yet these, perhaps, if completed, will ultimately yirld as 
fair a profit as the less expensive portions of the undertaking. 

The improvement of ihe Wabasli, is a part of the duty confided 
to the iStcite Board of Improvement. The upper portion, as far 
down as Terre Haute, is to be improved by canalling, the Wabash 
and Erie Canal connecting Terre Haute with the lake. The 
Grand Rapids at Mount Carmel, just below the n)outh of White 
river, are to he improved by slack water navigation, at the joint ex- 
pense of Indiana and Illinois. Contracts to the amount of $167,000 
iia.v"e been made for the construction of a dam and sleomboal lock. 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 45 

to effect this object. How the river is to be improved belowr that 
point, is yet undRcided. The Slate Board, in their last report, (of 
16th December, 1837,) express their double whether it can be effected 
except by partial eanallinsr; and we have given, on our map, the 
route of a projected Cross Cut Canal, to connect ihe Wabash above 
the Grand Chain with tlie Ohio, at or near Mount Vernon, as sur- 
veyed by an engineer of eminence, under the instructions of the 
citizens of Pose}' county. 

If this improvement be completed, the connection of the upper 
Wabash country with the Ohio, by steamboat as well as canal boat 
navigation, will be effected. 

An important and yet undecided question connected with the 
Ftate works of Indiana i?, whether she is entitled, from the Un ted 
States' government, to an extension of the Wabash and Erie Canal 
grant of lands ; so that she shall receive the saine for each mile of 
canal as fnr down as to Terre Haute. If this question should be 
decided in her favour, it will probably aid her in ner present under- 
takings 10 the amount of two or three millions of dollars. 

The following are the works undertaken or pro- 
jected by the state. They are laid down and can 
be traced on the map without a more aetailed de- 
scription. 

The Wahash and Erie Canal. — Commencing at 
the Ohio line in Allen county. Running up the 
Maumee river to Fort Wayrje ; thence down the 
Wabash to Terre Haute ; thence by a Cross Cut 
Canal to the Central Canal in Greene county. The 
Canal is now finished from Fort Wayne to Logans- 
port, a distance of 76 miles, and the work is pro- 
gressing at Logansport and Lafayette. 

Central Canal. — Commencing at Lamasco city 
on the Ohio river. Runs north, crossing the White 
river near Petersburg!! in I'ike county ; thence up 
the west fork of White river to the centre of Madi- 
son county ; thence northwardly to Marion in Grant 
county, where it divides into two routes, one to 
Peru, the other to Wabash. There is also projected 
a Side Cut Canal from Madison county to Muncie- 



46 INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 

town. The Central Canal is rapidly progressing 
from various points. 

The While Water Canal. — Commences at Law- 
renceburgh on the Ohio river. Continues up the 
White Water river to Cambridge city in Wayne 
county. From this point there is a canal qnoposed 
to Muncietown. The White W^ater Canal is so far 
advanced that it is expected that the navigation from 
Brookville to Lawrenceburgh may be commenced 
early in the autumn of the present year. 

The Northern Canal. — From Fort Wayne on the 
Wabash river, to Michigan city on Lake Michigan, 
and from a point above Michigan city to the line of 
Illinois, This route is not yet permanently settled. 

New- Albany and Vincenne- Mac Adamized road. 
A portion of it from the Ohio will be ready for use, 
it is expected, the present season. 

The Mac Adamized road from New- Albany to 
Crawford sville. On the division of this road, from 
New- Albany to Jeffersonville, the grading is nearly 
completed. 

A rail-road from Madison to Indianapolis. Con- 
tinued from thence as a Mac Adamized road to La- 
fayette, and from Lafayette to Michigan city con- 
tinued a rail-road. This road is so far advanced 
between Madison and Vernon, that it is expected 
locomotives with their trains can commence running 
next autumn or winter. 

The Buffalo and Mississippi Rail-Road, proposed 
to connect the Atlantic states with the Mississippi 
river, has been surveyed across the northern part 
of the state, and will be seen on the map. 

Besides the above enumerated canals and roads, 
there are several rail-roads chartered to private 
companies. 



INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. 47 

One called " The Ohio and Indianapolis Rail- 
Road," commencing at Jeffersonville ; passing 
through Vienna, Rochford and Columbus to India- 
napolis, lOS miles. Six miles of the road from 
Jeffersonville is now under contract. 

Another rail-road is chartered from Evansville to 
Terre Haute, to pass through Princeton and Vin- 
cennes. 

Another rail-road is chartered from Lafayette to 
the state line of Illinois, in a direction to Danville. 

Another rail-road is chartered and located from 
Lawrenceburgh to Indianapolis, running through 
Greensburg and Shelbyville. 

The routes of other roads proposed are not 
known to the author of this book, and therefore can 
not be traced. 

These are truly vast and expensive undertakings; 
and there are not wanting those who, in view of the 
infancy of the state, are incredulous about their com- 
pletion. The following is an extract from the inaugu- 
ral address of Governor Wallace, which is well cal- 
culated to allay these apprehensions. He inquires : 

"What assurances have we that these prosperous circumstances 
are to continue, or, that the sources of our revenue are to expand 
in proportion to the increased demand that, we know, must be made 
upon us from year to year, to defray the interest upon our rapidly 
accumulating debt? In finding an answer to these questioi>s, I am 
happy to say, that, we are not left to the uncertain guidance of mere 
conjecture. We have at our command, facts and data, as undoubted 
in their character, as those upon which we have just been com- 
menting. By referring to the reports of the Commissioner of the 
General Land Office, for a series of years back, we ascertain from 
them, the precise number of acres of the public land that have been 
sold each year within the limits of the state, and, consequently, the 
exact annual additions that will constantly be making to the present 
amount of our taxable land, as far in advance as 1841. For the sa- 
tisfaction of my fellow-citizens, I here furnish them with these im- 
portant results. The quantity of public land sold, for instance, in 
1832, auKJunted to 516,444 acres — these, as a matter of course, be- 
came taxable the present year; in 1833, 555,000 acres were sold, 



48 TABLE OP ALTITUDES 

which became taxable in 1838; in 1834,585,000 acres were sold, 
which Itecome taxable in 1839; in 1835, 1,586,904 acres were sold, 
which become taxable in 1840; in 1836, 3,249,210 acres'were sold, 
which become taxable in 1841; making altogether a sum toial of 
6,522,958 acre?, which, in 1841, is to swell the tax list of that year 
over and above the tax list of 1836; that is, instead of the five mil- 
lions of acres and upwards subject to taxation in 1836, we shall have 
twelve millions and upwards subject to taxation in 1841. Is not this 
a most animating result? Could our prospective advancement in 
all the substantial elements of wealth be presented in bolder relief ? 
"Bat, again. In looking forward to the increase of taxation, it is 
quite natural that we should inquire how this burthen is to be dis- 
tributed? Whether equitably or not? Whether it is so arranged 
that those who are most benefited shall be required to pay most? 
Protnpted by curiosity, I vvas led to a somewhat minute examina- 
tion of these points, and I found, first, that of the 81 counties that 
appear upon the tax list of the present year, 52 of them are directly 
and immediately interested in the prosecution of some one of our 
public works, and 29 that are not; secondly, that the sum of all the 
taxables returned by the 52 counties this year, amounts to near 
seventy-six millions of dollars, while the same retmned by the 29 
counties, amounts to but twenty-two and a half millions — estal)lish- 
ing the fact, to the satisftction of the most scrupulous, thai the for- 
mer counties, even, of the burthens and expenses of the present year, 
pay near three and a half times as much as the latter. And I take 
it, that it needs but a moment's reflection to decide that, this ratio, 
great as it is, must continue to increase for years to come: for not 
less, perhaps, than eight tenths of the six and a half millions of acres 
of land, which we have seen are to become taxable in 1841, lie in 
some one of the 52 counties, or in the north. And tliere is the north 
too, with her port of entry and harbour on the lake; her shipping 
list, strange as it may sound to our ears; her one hundred thousand 
dollars worth of expoVts— her three hundred arrivals and departures 
of vessels, of various descriptions, the present year; her iron foun- 
dries; her numerous manufacturing establishments; her enterprising 
population — her flourishing towns and villages — the north, I say, 
holds out to us these most flattering indications that she, too, will be 
forthcoming at the hour of need— perhaps, by '41, certainly by '45— 
with her taxable list of thirty or forty millions of dollars." 



The following table of Altitudes in Indiana, 
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GEOLOGY. 
David Dale Owen, Esq., the State Geologist, 
presented a report to the General Assembly in De- 
cember, 1837, the concludmg chapter in which he 
sums up the result of his obseiTations, is inserted 
below: — 

The practical and very important inference from the foregoing 
report, may be summed up in a few woids. 

Three geological formations exist in Indiana. 1st, a bituminous 
coal formation, occupying thai portion of the state west of the se- 
cond principal meridian; 2d, a limestone formation, (similar to the 
mountain limestone of European geologistF,) prevailing in the coun- 
ties east of that meridian ; 3d, a diluvium, consisting of deposites of 
clay, sand, gravel, and boulders; overlying, and in many places 
covering up, the two other formations, to a greater or less depth, 
particularly in the northern part of the state. 

Now, as in this country no perfect seams of bituminous coal are 
found associated with calcareous deposites, similar to those of Mid- 
dle and Eastern Indiana, the geologist can confidently predict, that 
it is a waste of time and labour to search for coal in any part of the 
state east of this second meridian ; for instance, as has been done in 
the neighbourhood of the black bituminous aluminous slate, which 
is represented on tlie map stretching north in a narrow band, com- 
mencing at New Albany in Floyd county, and extending through 
part of Clarke, Scott, Jennings, JBartholomew, Decatur, and proba- 
bly beneath the diluvium, in a northerly direction, towards Elkhart. 

If we were to speculate from geological observations, on the fu- 
ture condition of Indiana, we should say, that the western counties 
are destined to become, one day, the chief manufacturing counties; 
since, with a fiew exceptions, all large manufacturing towns and 
districts are situated on the coal formation. 

The freestones of this formation being often soft and fissile, owing 
to the existence of mica disseminated in layers through their sub- 
stance, and to the ferruginous cement which unites their particle?, 
being liable to undergo alterations by the action of the atmosphere 
upon it, a careful selection by the builder is always necessary. In 
several places, particularly towards the base of the formation, or 
near its eastern boundry, as at Attica, Williamsport, on Pine Creek, 
ond near the French Lick, with a little care, freestone, white and 
fine grained, and excellently suited for architectural purposes, may 
be readily obtained. In character and geographical position it re- 
sembles the celebiated Scotch freestone, of which the new town 
of Edinburgh, and a portion of the town of Glasgow are built. 

At New Harmony there is a quarry of freestone, yielding rock 



GEOLOGY. 



59 



that has stood the test of twenty years; yet it is by no means equal 
to the strata above alluded to, in our eastern counties. 

A freestone of a very fine grain and white colour is quarried at 
the French Lick, west of Paoli. It is manufactured into whetstones, 
that answer admirably for putting a fine edge on tool?, and for pol- 
ishing. They are exported to all pans of the United States. 

Good grindstones are also manufactured from a siiriilar stratum 
of these freestones, of a coarser grain. 

The east^rn bonndarv or ba#e of the coal formation is the most 
likely place to aftbrd salt water ; for we find the most productive 
salt wells ihroughout the western country occupying in the inferior 
members of the coal formation. Thus, should symptoms of salt 
water make their appearance in the counties of Perry, Spencer, Du- 
bois, Martin, Daviess, Greene, Owen, Clay, Putnam, Montgomery, 
or Tippecanoe, the encouragement to make a search would be 
greater than if found elsewhere in the state. 

Salt, however, is not, strictly speiiking, constant in its geological 
position. In Europe, it usually occurs in the new red sandstone — 
a formation higher and of more recent origin than the bituminous 
coal formation ; while on the Holston, a tribu'ary of the Tennessee 
river, there is a fine salt deposite, surrounded by gypsum or plaster 
of Paris, lying on the Grauwacke formation. 

Two or three salt wells have been sunk in the knobs east of 
Bloomington, through the silicious beds belonging to the sub- 
carboniferous group. The salt is of excellent quality; but the 
water has hitherto proved too weak to aftbrd a fair profit. The 
boring after salt is, in truth, at all times attended with considerable 
uncertainty. 

Quantities of argillaceous iron ore— from which in Great Britain 
600,000 tons of iron are annually obtained — occur in some of the 
clay slates of the bituminous coal formation of Indiana. 

Some of the clay slates answer well for fire-brick. That now 
excavated near Troy is to be manufactured into fire-brick for sale — 
an important article of commerce, in a country where steam engines 
are so entensively used, and indispensable where furnace operations 
are carried on to any extent. 

Some of our clays in the coal formation answer well for the ma- 
nufacturing of stone ware and gray pottery-ware. Such wares are 
now manufactured from them at Troy. 

Since I first called the attention of the proprietors to the deposite 
of the hydrated brown oxide of iron, near the Falls of Eel river, ex- 
aminations have been made, by digging in four or five different 
places : ore has been struck in all of them ; many tons have been 
thrown up, and the prospects are so encouraging, that the proprie- 
tors of the Falls are now endeavouring to form a company, to erect 
a furnace, and comiuence, on an extensive scale, smelting the ore. 

Sandstone being 'he predominating rock in the coal formation; 
and the greatest part of the soil of those western counties being 



60 GEOLOGY. 

formed from its disintegration, we find it generally of a sandy cha- 
racter. 

The dip and position of the various beds belonging to coal mea- 
sures are generally constant, unless where, from the protrusions of 
basalt or greenstone, ihose volcanic disturbances called by the mi- 
ners, "■faults,''^ '^troubles,'''' or '•^ dykes,'''' have disturbed the regu- 
larity of position. If, then, the general dip and order of succession 
of the strata can be ascertained, and these should appear to be tree 
from faults or material uwdulation, a pretty correct estimate might 
be formed of the depth of the various seams of coal and other strata 
in different parts of the coal fields of Indiana. 

Most of the limestones in the oolitic series — that is, those occur- 
ring in the counties of Crawford, Orange, Lawrence, Monroe, Owen, 
and Putnam— make good buildine materials. The enerinital lime- 
stones in Harrison, NVashington, Jackson, Bartholomew, and Mor- 
gan counties, are also very suitable for that purpose ; but the sili- 
cious strata, or sand rocks, in these counties, are generally/ soft and 
crumbling, and by no means durable. The only use that the black 
bituminous aluminous slate, occurring in the sub-carboniferous 
group, <'an be put to, is for the manufacture of alum.* The sub- 
carboniferous group affords a water-lime, which appears to be a 
compound chiefly of limestone and cliy, with some bituminous 
matter. It is associated with the black bituminous aluminous slate 
above mentioned. Some of the limestone in its neighbourhood — 
for instance, those rocks which are excavated at the top of the hill 
behind Madison — contain green earth, and some are impregnated 
with bitumen and sulphuret of iron. In making a selection of build- 
ing materials in such strata, care should be taken not to use any 
such, unless their durafeility has been well tested; for they are ge- 
nerally liable to decay. 

The fosiliferous limestones of East Indiana, namel)', those found 
in Jefferson, Switzerland, Dearborn, Ptiplev, Franklin, Fayette, and 
Union counties, are durable rocks, and some of them make beau- 
tiful marbles. 

The sub-carboniferous formation of Indiana is identical with the 
formation occurring in Middle Tennep?=ee, in which the enormous 
deposites of the hydrated brown oxide of iron, constituting so much 
of the mineral wealth of that state, are found. 

The deposites of this kind of ore in Indiana, however, although 

* For this purpose it must be heaped together in piles, and set fire to, for 
it will burn tor a short time, as vye liave before explained. After combus- 
tion, the sulphur and iron are both oxidized ; the former becomes sulphuric 
acid — the latter, oxide of iron. A portion of the sulphuric acid unites with 
alumina, and the rest with oxide of iron, forming a double salt, the puli)hate 
of alumina and iron. The iron has now to be got rid of. For this pur- 
pose, potash or ley is added, which throws down oxide of iron, and appro- 
priates its sulphuric acid to itself— thus forming a sulphate of alumina and 
potash, or alum. 



GEOLOGY. 61 

found in the same formation, are not associated with exactly the 
same strata. In Tennessee, they are in the silicious strata, just 
above the enerinital limestones; those at present discovered in In- 
diana are either resting on the oolitic series of limestones, or near 
the bituminous aluminous slate. 

The soil in Crawford, Lawrence, Orange, Monroe, Owen, and 
Putnam counties, being formed chiefly from the oolitic limestones, 
has a calcareous character, and is admirably adapted for the growth 
of grasses. 

Clay will be found to predominate in the soil of the counties of 
Floyd, Clark, Scott, Jennings, and parts of Bartholomew, Decatur, 
Shelby, Johnson, Marion and Hancock ; because the soil of these 
counties is underlayed by clay slates. Hence we find the beech 
tree, which delights in a clayey soil, there growing luxuriantly. 

The soil of Jefferson, Switzerland, Dearborn, Ripley, Franklin, 
Fayette, Union, and parts of Decatur and Rusli, being formed upon 
alternating strata of clay and limestone, must partake chiefly of 
these two earths. This soil is also well adapted to the growth of 
grasses. 

The soil of the northwestern counties appears to be a siliceo- 
calcareous sand, resting upon a clay bottom. This I conceive to be 
the reason why it is so much more productive than its external ap- 
pearance promises. These points, however, I intend more fully to 
verify, by analysis, so soon as I can get samples of all the various 
soils. As yet, my opinion has been formed chiefly from ocular 
observation, and reasoning from general principles. 

The water in the northwestern counties is strongly impregnated 
with carbonic acid. This, acting as a solvent upon limestone and 
the protoxide of iron, dissolves them whenever it meets them in its 
passage to the surface. And thus we find these waters ofien highly 
charged with these two ingredients, forming calcareous and chaly- 
beate springs. As they lose very soon, by exposure to the air, the 
excess of carbonic acid, which acts as a solvent of these ingre- 
dients — and as iron is brought also by the same exposure to air, to 
a higher degree of oxidation, and therefore to a more insoluble 
form — these two causes acting together, soon produce deposites of 
calcareous tufas and bog iron ore, so frequently found in that coun- 
try. The quantity of bog iron ore is, therefore, continually on the 
increase. 

The greater part of Indiana must have been, at some period of 
the earth's history, covered by an ocean; for most of the fossils in 
the limestones are of a marine origin. 

None of the preciouH metals wiil ever be found in Indiana^ unless 
in minute portions in boulders, or in small quantities in combination 
with other metals;* because the primitive and grauwacke forma- 

* The gold of the United S?tatcs occurs in micaceous and talcons slates, 
which never contains fossils. Stream gold is, indeed, found in alluvial de- 



62 GEOLOGY. 

lions, in which alone productive mines of gold and silver ore occur, 
do not exist in Indiana. It is true that, in some rare instances, sil- 
ver is found as a sulphuret and as red silver ore, in such formations 
as exist in the western country; but I have seen no symptoms of 
any such in our state. The same may be said of bismuth, tin ore, 
and native arsenic. The only metals which we need look for, are 
iron, lead, antimony, mane;anese, zinc, cobalt, and possibly some va- 
rieties of copper and arsenic ores. 

It is not likely that anthracite coal will ever be found in Indiana, 
because that mineral is usually found in the primitive and grau- 
wacke formations. 

Several detached pieces of native copper have been found in the 
state, one weighing five pounds; but, from the nature of the ore, its 
occurring in washed gravels, and only in isolated pieces, I have 
reason to believe that they do not originate in the state. I may add 
that the Kupferschiefer of the German miners yields, at the mines 
of Mansfield, in Thuringia, an abundant supply of copper ore. This 
copper slate, as found at the bottom of the new red sandstone form- 
ation, which overlies the bituminous coal formation, and copper ores, 
have been found in the carboniferous and mountain limestone; 
there is, therefore, a possibility of discovering workable copper ore 
in the formations of Indiana. 

The fertility of the soil of Indiana is universally admitted, yet few 
are aware that it arises mainly from its geological position. It is 

posites ; but these are never far distant from the non-fossiliferous slates, 
from the disintegration of which they have been formed. One or two 
extraordinary exceptions to the general rule of gold being found only in noti- 
fossiliferous rocks, are instanced by Humboldt. He mentions mines being 
worked tor the precious metals in a limestone corresponding in age to the 
magnesian limestone of England, and one in a deposite as recent even as the 
oolitic series. 

That brilliant metallic-looking mineral, sometimes of a golden yellow 
colour, and at other times of a silvery white appearance, and often crystalized 
in cubes, so frequently taken for gold and silver, is iron pyrites, — a compound 
of sulphur and iron. It may be easily distinguislied by putting a piece of it 
into a shovel, and placing it over the tire ; if U be iron pyrites, a sulphurous 
Bmell will be perceived — or, in more common language, it will smell of 
brimstone, .ind a dark, brittle substance will remain. 

The only use to which this sulphuret of iron, found so abundantly in many 
parts of our state, can be put, is, for the manufacture of copperas or 
sulphate of iron. For this purpose, fragments of the ore are strewed in a 
convenient situation, so as to be act.-d on by the atmosphere — where the 
sulphur becomes sulphuric arid, and the iron oxide of ir<in. A small stream 
of water is made to pass slowly over it; this dissolves up the sulphate of 
iron. This solution is conducted into kettles, and evaporated or boiled 
down; fragments of iron are thrown in, to unite with and neutralize the 
free sulpliuric acid, which is always in excess; and the salt crystalizes as 
soon as it has arrived at a sufficient degree of concentration. 

The thin, elastic, yellow glistening metallic looking scales found in 
many of the boulders, are yellow mica, or, as it is commonly called in this 
country, ibinglass. 



FORM OF GOVERNMENT. 63 

well known to geoloeists, that that soil is the most productive, 
which his been derived tVoin the destruction of the greatest variety 
of different rocks; for thus only is produced the due mixture of gra- 
vel, sand, clay and limestone, necessary to form a good medium for 
the retention and transmission of nutritive fluids, be they liquid or 
aeriform, to the roots of plants. Now, Indiana is situated near the 
middle of the Great Valley of northwestern America, and far distant 
from the primitive range of mountains; and her soil is accordingly 
formed from the deslruclion of a vast variety of rocks, both crystal- 
line and sedimentar}', which have been minutely divided and inti- 
mately blended together by the action of air and water. It has all 
the elements, therefore, of extraordinary fertility. 



FORM OF GOVERNMENT. 

The constitution provides that an enumeration 
be made every five years of all free white male 
inhabitants, above the age of twenty-one years, 
and the representation of both houses of the 
General Assembly is apportioned by such enume- 
ration in such ratio, that the number of repre- 
sentatives shall never be less than thirty-six, nor 
exceed one hundred, and the number of senators 
not exceeding one half, nor less than one third the 
number of representatives. Every free white male 
citizen, twenty-one years of age, w^ho has resided 
in the state one year, is entitled to vote, " except 
such as shall be enlisted in the army of the United 
States or their allies." Elections are held annually, 
by ballot, on the first Monday in Augut. 

The Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Sena- 
tors, hold their offices for three years. The judi- 
ciary is vested in a Supreme Court, in Circuit 
Courts, Probate Courts and Justices of the Peace. 

The Supreme Court consists of three judges, who 
are appointed by the Governor with the advice and 
consent of the Senate, for the term of seven years, 
and have appellate jurisdiction. 



64 PUBLIC LANDS. 

The Circuit Court consists of a presiding judge 
in each judicial circuit, elected by joint ballot of 
both houses of the General Assembly, and two as- 
sociated judges in each county, elected by the quali- 
fied voters in their respective counties for a like 
terra. The Probate Courts consist of one judge 
for each county, w^ho is elected by the voters, for 
the same term. 

Justices of the peace are elected in each town- 
ship for the term of five years, and have jurisdic- 
tion in criminal cases throughout the county, but 
in all civil cases, throughout the township. 



EDUCATION. 

The same liberal provision of one section of land 
in each township, has been made for the encour- 
agement of common schools, as in other western 
states. 

Academies and seminaries of learning have been 
established in many of the large towns — a college at 
Bloomington, from the encouragement of state 
funds. Other institutions are rising up ; among 
which are, the Hanover Institution in Jefferson 
county, and Wabash college at Crawfordsville. 



PUBLIC LANDS. 

In all the new states and territories, the lands 
owned by the general government are surveyed and 
sold under one general system. Several offices, 
each under the direction of a surveyor general, 
have been established by acts of congress ; and dis- 
tricts embracing one or more states assigned them. 



PUBLIC LANDS. 65 

The office for the surveys of all public lands in 
Ohio, Indiana, jMichigan and Wisconsin, is located 
in Cincinnati. 

In the surveys, Meridian lines are first esta- 
blished, running north from some prominentplace — 
these are intersected at right angles, with lines run- 
ning from east to west, called Base lines. There 
are live principal meridians in the land surveys of 
the west — thejirst and second of which are connect- 
ed with the surveys of Indiana. 

The Jlrst princi2)al meridian, is a line due north, 
on the eastern boundary of the state, from the 
mouth of the Great Miami river. 

The second princijyal meridian, is a line due north 
from a point on the Ohio river; 9"^ 2^^' west from 
Washington. 

From these principal meridians, with their cor- 
responding base lines, the country is divided into 
townships of six miles square ; which are sub- 
divided into sections of one mile square or 640 
acres — and these again are subdivided into quarter 
sections of 160 acres each. These divisions are 
designated by the surveyor, by appropriate marks in 
the held, which can easily be distinguished from 
each other. If near timber, trees are marked and 
numbered with the section, township, and range, 
near each sectional corner. If in a prairie, a mound 
is raised to designate the corner; and a billet of 
charred wood buried, if no rock is near. 

Ranges are townships counted either east or west 
from principal meridians. 

To urns/lips are counted either north or south from 
their respective base lines. 
c2 



66 



PUBLIC LANDS. 



Fractions^ are parts of quarter sections intersected 
by streams, or confirmed claims. 

The parts of townships, sections, quarters, &c., 
made at the lines of either townships or meridians, 
are called excesses or deficiencies. 

Sections, or square miles, are numbered, begin- 
ning in the northeast comer of the township, pro- 
gressively west to the range line, and then progres- 
sively east to the range line, alternately terminating 
at the southeast corner of the township, from one 
to thirty-six, as in the following diagram — 



6 


5 4 13 


2 


1 


7 


8 9 !10 


11 


12 








— 


18 


1?!* 15 


14 


13 


19 


20|21 22 


23 


24 


30 


29 1 28 27 


26 


25 


31 


32|33 34 


35 


36 



In the state of Indiana there are seven land dis- 
tricts with offices attached to each, open for the sale 
and entry of public lands, as follows : 

The Cincinnati District embiaces all the lands east 
of the following old Indian boundaries, viz : Be- 
ginning where the old Indian line strikes the Ohio, 
in range 13 E. ; thence with it, say N. N. E., to 
where it intersects the other In^iian line in Sect. 23, 
T. 11, R. 13 E. ; thence S. W. with another Indian 



PUBLIC LANDS. 67 

line to where it intersects another line in Sect. 33, 
T. 10, "R. 11 E.; thence with that line, say N. N. 
E., to its bend in Sect. 11, T. 21, R. 13 E., and 
thence N. E. towards Fort Recovery, to where it 
intersects the state line in Sect. 36, T. 23, R. 15 E. 

The Jeffersonville District, (commencing on the 
Ohio,) is bounded on the west by the second princi- 
pal meridian, as far north as the line between town- 
ships 9 and 10 north ; thence east with the line be- 
tween township 9 and 10, until it makes the Indian 
boundary line on the south side of Sect. 33, T. 10, 
R. 11 E. ; thence (being the Cincinnati line) with 
the Indian line northeastwardly to the junction of 
the Indian lines in Sect. 23, T. 11, R. 13 E.; thence 
S. S. W. to the line in range 13, on the Ohio; 
thence with that river to the beginning. 

The Vinccn?ics District embraces all the lands 
west and south of the following lines : Beginning 
on the Ohio, where the second meridian first leaves 
the same ; thence north with the meridian line, 
until it is intersected in Sect. 1, T. 9, R. 1 west, by 
the old Indian line ; thence with the old Indian 
boundary northwesterly, until its intersection with 
the Illinois state line in township 16 north. 

The Crairfoidsville District is included in the 
lines beginning on the Illinois line, where the In- 
dian line strikes it in township 16; thence S. E. 
with the Vincennes line on Indian boundary to in- 
tersection with the Meridian line in Sect. 1, T. 9, 
R. 1 W. ; thence north with the meridian line to 
the corner of townships 9 and 10 ; thence east with 
the line between townships 9 and 10, to the soiith-cast 
corner of T. 10, R. 1 east; thence north with the 
line between ranges 1 and 2 east, to the N. E. angle 



68 



PUBLIC LANDS. 



of T, 26, R. 1 E. ; thence west with the Ime be- 
tween townships 26 and 27 to the Illinois line, and 
with that line to the beginning. 

Indianapolis District, beginning at the S. W. cor- 
ner of T. 10, R. 2 E.; thence north with the hne 
between ranges 1 and 2 east, to the line between 
townships 20 and 21 north; thence with line between 
townships 20 and 21 north, east to its intersection 
with the old Indian or Cincinnati line, in range 13 
east; thence S. S. W. with the Indian or Cincinnati 
line, to its intersection with the line between town- 
ships 9 and 10, in range 11 east ; and thence west 
with the line between townships 9 and 10 to the 
beginning. 

The Fort Wayne District, beginning at the S. W. 
corner of T. 21, R. 2 E. (being the N. W. corner 
of the Indianapolis District:) thence east with the 
line between townships 20 and 21 to its intersection, 
on R. 13, with the old Indian or Cincinnati line ; 
thence N. N. E. to the bend of this line, and then 
N. E. with it to the Ohio state line, in Sect. 36, T. 
23, R. 15 E., being the north corner of the Cincin- 
nati District ; thence with the Ohio line to the north 
boundary of Indiana ; thence west with that boun- 
dary to the line between ranges 6 and 7 east ; 
thence south with the line between ranges 6 and 7, 
to where it would be intersected in the Miami Re- 
serve, by the line between townships 26 and 27 ; 
thence west with the line between those townships 
to the line between ranges 1 and 2 east ; and thence 
south with the lines between R. 1 and 2 east, to the 
beginning. 

The La Porte District embraces all the residue 
of the state : being the lands north of the line be- 



PUP.LIC LANDS. 69 

tween townships 26 and 27, and west of the line 
between ranges 6 and 7 east. 

Lands bought of government are exempted Irom 
taxation for five years after purchase. All other 
lands owned by residents and non-residents are sub- 
ject to taxation annually, for state and county pur- 
poses. If not paid wdien due, costs are added ; the 
lands sold, are subject to redemption within a limi- 
ted period, generally two years. 

HISTORY. 

This country was first explored by adventurers 
from Canada, w^th a view to the Indian trade, to- 
wards the close of the seventeenth century; and 
the place where Vincennes now stands is said to 
have been thus early occupied as a trading post. 
A company of French, from Canada, made a settle- 
ment here in 1735. The country in common with 
the western Valley was claimed by France, until 
it was ceded to Great Britain, at the treaty of peace 
in 1763, under whose jurisdiction it remained, until 
subdued by the American arms under the intrepid 
Gen. G. R. Clarke, and his gallant band, in 1779. 

A Territorial government was organized by Con- 
gress in 1787 : including all the country north-west 
of the Ohio river, which was then called the North- 
western Territory. 

In 1802, when the state of Ohio was organized, 
all that part of the Territory lying west of a line 
due north from the mouth of the Gr< at Miami was 
organized into the Territory of Indiana, which was 
divided, and from which Illinois Territory w^as form- 
ed in 1809. In June, 1816, a constitution was 
adopted, and, at the ensuing session of Congress, 
Indiana was made a state. 
C3* 



70 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, &C. 



CANAL, STEAM-BOAT AND STAGE ROUTES, 
DISTANCES, &c. 



From Neiv 

To Albany i 

Schenectady (rail-road). 1 

Utica do 78 

Whitesboro, by canal,.. 4 

Rome 11 

Manlius (Reel's) 37 

Syracuse ! 9 

Camillus ! 8 

Jordan Ill 

Montezuma 115 



York city to Buffalo. 



150 

165 

213 

•24 

258 

295 

304 

312 

32: 

338 



Lyons . . 
Palmyra 



|20|35S 
Il5|373 



12385 



Fairport 

Pittsford ! 7J392 

Kochester, 40|402 

Brockways 40 413 

Brockport '10422 

Scio ' ^■ 



^ 9 

Medina jl 

Lockport 18 

Tonawanta 19 

Black Rock 
Buffalo.... 



431 

448 
466 
485 
494 
497 



From Buffalo to Cleaveland, Ohio, by Steam-boat. 

To Erie, Pa I I 9a|Fairport, O '321164 

Ashtabula, O |39|l3l|Cleaveland !30|l94 



Route fro?7i Clear claiid to Po 

Cuyahogo Aqueduct.. . | 22 

Old Portage 12 34 

Akron 

New-Portage 

Clinton 

Massillon 

Bethlehem 

Bolivar 

Zoar 3| 82 

Dover 7| 89 

New-Philadelphia 41 93 

Newcomersto wn 22 1 15 

Coshocton 17i 129 



rtsmouth, via the Ohio Canal. 



Irville 

Newark 

Hebron 

Licking Summit 

Lancaster, Canaan, . . 
Columbvis Side Cut . . , 

Bloom field 

Circleville 

Chilicothe 

Piketon 

Lucasville 

Portsmouth 



26 158 

13171 

10 181 

5 186 

II 1 197 

18'215 

8,223 

9 232 

23 255 

25 280 

14294 

13307 



From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh by Rail-Road and Canal. 

To Columbia, by rail-l I iMiddletown 1171109 

road 81 Harrisburgh I0{119 

Bainbridge 111! 92| I I 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, &C. 



71 



Oi^from Philadelphia tot j 

Harrisburgh on R. R.' I 

From Harrisburgh to' | 

Junieta I'iver 1 15 141 

Millersiown 17,161 

Mifflin n;l78 

Lewistown 13! 191 

"Waynesburg ' 14!205 

Hamiltonville illi21G 

Huntingdon I 7j2*23 

Petersburg | 8 231, 



Alexandria 

Hollidaysburg 

Thence by R. R. across 
the mountain to Johns 
town 

By canal to Blairsville. 

Saltzburgh 

Warren 

Allegany river 

Pitisbur2;h 



From Pittsburgi 

To Beaver 

Georgetown 

Steuben ville 

Wheeling , 

Sistersville 

Newport 

Marietta 

Parkersburg 

Blennerhasset's Island . . 

Troy 

Le Tart's Rapids 

Point Pleasant 

Gallipolis 

Burlington 

Greenupsburgh 

Portsmouth 

Vanceburgh 

Maysville 

Augusta 

Mount Pleasant 

Cincinnati 

Lawrenceburgh 



to the 



10 127 
23:150 



niovM of the Ohio rive?' 

Rising Sun 

Vevay , 

Madison 
West Port 
Louisville 
New- Albany 
West Point 
Mauckport 
Fredonia 
Rome 
Troy 

Rocicport .... , 

EvansvilUe 

Mount Vernon 

Wabash river 

Shawneetown 

Cave in Rock 

Golconda 

Paducah 

Caledonia 

Trinity 

Junct. of Ohio and Miss, 



From Laiorenceburgh to fJTiite Pigeon, Michigan, via Brook- 
ville, Centreville, Fori Warjne and Lima. 



To Brookville . . . 
Blooming Grove. 
Everton 



Connersville j 6 

Waterloo 5 

Centreville 10 



42 
47 
57 



72 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, 6zC. 



Economy. , . 
Huntsville. . 
Winchester. 
Portland 



13 

7 

8 

IS 

Decatur (28 



FortWavne ,22 



Kendallville. . . 
Mongoquinon^ 
Lima. 



13llwhite Pigeon ' Mich '. . ..14 



153 
180 
198 
206 
220 



From Jeffersonville to Columbus. 



Hambvtrg 

New-Providence. 

Salem 

Drusilla 

Valonia 





9 


12 


21 


13 


34 


12 


46 


6 


52 



Br( wnstown 
Rockford.. . . 
Reddington . . 

Azalia 

Columbus . . . 



From New-Albany to Vincennes. 



To Greenville 

McCallam's X Roads, 

Fredericksburg 

Paoli 

Columbiaville 





12 


7 


19 


5 


24 


18 


42 


17 


59 



Mount Pleasant. 
Washington... . 

Berry sville 

Vincennes 



55 
67 
72 
75 

84 



69 
86 
93 
107 



From Neio-Albariv to Mount Carmel, Illinois. 



To Georgetown.. 

Salisbury 

Barren 

MiUtown 

Mount Prospect. 





K 


6 


1( 


5 


2 


5 


2( 


11 


3'. 



lasper jSS 

Petersburgh |21 

Princeton ill 

VIount Carmel Ill 



93 
112 
123 



From Evansville to Loganspnrt, via Vincennes^ Terre Haute 



and La Fayette. 



To Sandersville. 

Princeton 

Patoka 

"Vincennes 

West Union . . . . 

Carlisle 

Merom 

Turman's creek 

Prairie creek 

Honey creek . . . . 
Terre Haute... . 
Otter creek 



18 


10 

28 


3 


31 


20 


51 


14 


6.5 


8 


73 


W 


84 


9 


93 


7 


100 


7 


107 


7 


114 


8 


122 



Clinton 

Montezuma 

Newport 

Eugene 

Perry sville 

Covington 

Portland 

Williamsport 

Attica 

Shawnee Prairie. 
Point Pleasant. . 
La Fayette 



128 
138 
147 
154 
161 
168 
175 
181 
183 
187 
195 
206 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, &:C. 



73 



Battle Ground 

Americus 

Delphi 

Pleasant Run . 



214|Tiptonsport. 
•21S| Burnetts ville. 
"225l Amsterdam. , 
•226|Logansport.. 



5(233 

4237 
4241 
8249 



From Logansport to Fort Wayne. 



To Lewisburg 

Peru 

Wabash , 

Lagro 





9 


8 


17 


14 


31 


6 


371 



Huntington 14 

Aboite. i5 

Fort Wayne 11 



To Mishawaka 

Elkhart 

Bristol 



From South Beiid to Lima. 
4|Middlebury . 

15|Lima 

231 



51 

m 

77 



30 
46 



To Cumberland . 

Greenfield 

Portland 

Charlottesville. . 

Knightstown 

Raysville 

Lewisville 

DubUn 

Cambridge City. 



From Indianapolis to Columhcs, Ohio. 

1 1 Germantown 

21 Centreville, 

27 i.lichmond 

29 Orangeburg, Ohio, . 

34 Covington, do 

35 Lewisburg, do 

43 Springfield do 

51 Columbus do 

53 



2 


55 


7 


62 


6 


r,8 


8 


76 


4 


80 


7 


87 


38 


125 


43 


168 



From Indianapolis to Cincinnati, Ohio, via Brookville. 



To Sugar creek 
Morristown . . . 

Burlington 

Ruslivil'e 

Laurel City. . . , 
Brookville 



IGjNew Trenton. 

27iHarrison 

34, Miami, Ohio, , 
42 Cheviot, do. . . , 
59, Cincinnati, do. 
72 



83 
89 
96 
103 
110 



From Indianapolis to Cincinnati, via Laicrenceburgh and 
Napoleon. 



To New Bethel. 
Wrightsdale . . . 
Brandy wine . . . 



I Shelby ville.. 
Middletown, 
St. Omer . . . 



27 

35 

38^ 



74 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, &C. 



Green sburg .... 

Napoleon 

Laughery 

Manchester 

Lawrenceburgh 



9^ 


48 


13 


61 


12 


Ti 


8 


81 


10 


91 



Hardinsburg.. 
Elizabethiown. 

Cheviot 

Cincinnati, . . . 



93i 
97 
108 
115 



From Indianapolis to Madison. 

ToNapolean, asabove. I i GlIBryansburgh 1 8i|S2| 

New-Marion 13 74 Madison 10^ 93 



From Indianapolis to Madison, via Columbia. 



To Greenwood , 

Franklin 

Edinburgh 

Columbus 





11 


9 


20 


10 


3( 


11 


4. 



Scipio 

Vernon . . . 

Lancaster, 
Madison.. 



Front Indianapolis to Fredonia. 



To Far West. 
Martinsville . . 
Bloomington . 
Springville. . . 
Bedford 





16 


13 


29 


19 


48 


19 


07 


9 


76 



Orleans 

Paoli 

Miltown 

Leavenworth. 
Fredonia 



From Indianapolis to Terre Haute. 



To Brid2;eport.. . 

Plainfiel'd 

Belleville 

Stilesville 

Mount Meridian, 





9 


c 


\^^ 


5 


20 


8 


28 


8 


36 



Putnamsville, 
Manhattan .. 
Van Buren.. 
Terre Haute. 



From Indianapolis to Monteziima. 



To Hampton i 

Danville R 

New-May sville Ill 



ICIBainbridge 

2C RockviUe . . . 

3liMontezuma, 



To Clermont. 

Browsburg 

Jamestown 

Crawfordsville , 



From Indianajwlis to Williamspori. 



55 
64 
76 

86 



14' 90 
81 98 
19117 
10; 127 
4' 131 



5 


36 


23 


59 


8 


67 



9Hillshoro 112 56 



14jl{ob Roy 14 

27 Williamsport 4 

44 I 



ROUTES, DISTANCES, &a 



75 



ToPiketon i 

Rodmans 6 

Lebanon 12 

Thorntown \ 9 



Frwrn Indianapolis to Lafayette. 

9jFrankfort 

ISJHuntersville . . . 

STDavton 

SGJLa Fayette.... 



From Indianapolis to South Bend. 



To Augusta 

Eagle Village. 

North field 

Kirklin 

Miohigantown . . • 

Burlington 11 

Deer Creek 





9 


5 


14 


4 


18 


12 


30 


10 


40 


11 


51 


1 7 


58 



Logansport 

Meteor 

Rochester . . 
Chippewa.. 
"Sidney .... 
Plymouth . . 
South Bend. 



From Indianapolis to Greenville^ Ohio. 



To AUisonville. 

Noblesville 

Stravvtown 

Andersontown . 
Mill creek 





10 


11 


21 


7 


28 


14 


4-2 


5 


47 



Yorktown . . . 
Muncietown . 

Windsor 

Winchester. . 
Greenville . . . 



12 


48 


13 


61 


5 


06 


8 


74 


10 68 


13 81 


11 92 


3 95 


9 104 


8 112 


24136 


7 54 


6 


68 


6 


74 


10 


84 


21 


105 







CONSULTING INDEX. 



*^* To find the position of any place mentioned in the index, observe the 
letters annexed to it in the first column : tlieii find tlie corresponding letters 
on llie to|) or bottom, and sides of the ir.ap ; from these letters |)ass the eye 
along due nortl) or south, and east or west, until they intersect, wiiere the 
place sought for will be found. 

QCT" -fibbrcviatioits. — County scat, Co. seat ; post town, p t. ; town, t. ; 
post office, p. o. iS. B. — The towns marked thus *, hare post offices of a 
difl^erenl name. 



fA 



Names of places. 



M j Abington,... 

L ajAboite, 

K k| Adams, 

F i' Alamo, 

L g| Albany, 

J n Albion, 

J gj Alexandria, 

M nJAllensville, 

I 

E 

L 

M 

J 

G 

D 

G 

E 

F 

J 



ille 



ijAlIi^ 

ri*A]j)ha, 

j Aiqiiina, 

Ij Alton, 

e America, 

fJAinericus, 

j Armesburg, 

e' Amsterdam, 

i| Annapolis, 

], Anderton,... 

\v Andersuniown, 

L k Andersonville, .... 

M ix^^Angola, 

K k Ardeny, 

E g Aitica, 

L b Auburn, 

H i Augusta, 

K b Augusta, 

Mm Aurora, 



p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 



t. 
t. 
t. 
t. 
t. 
o. 
t. 
t. 
t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

I. 

p. t. 

Co. seat, 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated. 



Wayne, 

Allen 

Decatur, 

Montgomery,. 

Delaware, 

Scott, 

Madison, 

Switzerland,.. 

Marion, 

Warrick, 

Fayette, 

Dearborn, 

Wabash, 

Tippecanoe,... 

Parke, 

Cass, 

Parke, 

Greene, 

Madison, 

Franklin, 

Steuben, 

jDecatur, 

Fountain, . . . . 

'DeKalb, 

I Marion, 

'Noble, 

iDearborn, 



P.ti 

II 



76 


511 


112 




48 


566 


45 




73 




81 


53; 573 


114! 547 


19: r)83 


160 


706 


73 




85 


536 


82 




74 




66 




82 




(-0 




64 




41 


561 


50 


543 


1481 


56' 


71 1 668 


129 


9, 582 


141 


102 


527 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



77 



J m 
E a 
F j 
Hm 
D h 
L n 

I P 
M k 
G n 

K J 
G j 

J b 

L j 

D o 

I i 

K o 

M k 

J k 

E m 

?" 

F m 

L k 

M h 
G 

L 1 

J ( 

H n 

D 

F 

M a 

L 

J 

H 

G 

I 

J 



Names of places. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Azalia, 

Bailey Town, 

Bainbridge, 

Bale's Bridge,.... 

Baltimore, 

Barboursville,. . . . 

Barren, 

Bath, 

Bedford 

Beech Grove, 

Belleville, 

Benton, 

Bentonville, 

Ben vsville, 

Bethlehem, 

Bethlehem, 

Billingsville, 

Black Hawk, 

Black Creek, 

Blairsville, 

Blakesburg, 

Bluomfield, 

Blooming Grove,.. 
Bloomingport,. . . . 

Bloomington, 

Blountsville, 

Blue Lick, 

Bono, 

Booneville, 

Bosley, 

Boston, 

Bowling Green,.. . 
Bowensburgh,. . . . 

Boyds, 

Brandy wine, 

Bridgeport, 

Brentsville, 

Bridgeport, 

Bristol, i p. t. 

D 



p. t. 
t. 

p. t. 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

p. o. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

Village. 

P.O. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat 

p. t. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 

p. o. 

p. t. 

Co. seat 

p. t. 

t. 

Co. seat 

t. 

p. o. 

t. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 



Bartholomew, 

Porter, 

Putnam, 

Monroe, 

Warren, 

Jefferson, . . . . 
Harrison,.. . . 

Union, 

Lawrence,... . , 

Rush, 

Hendricks,,... 

LIkhart, 

Fayette, 

Knox, 

Flamiiton,. . . . 

Clarke, 

Union, 

Shelby, 

Sullivan, 

Posey, 

Putnam, .. .. 

Greene, 

Franklin, 

Randolph, 

Monroe, 

Henry, 

Clarke, 

Lawrence,... . 

Warrick, 

Hamilton, 

Warrick,. . . . 

Clay, 

Steuben, 

Henrv, 

Shelby, 

Marion, 

Owen, 

Elkhart, 

Elkhart 



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CONSULTING INDEX. 



Names of places. 



M aBrockville p. t. 

M k| Brookville Co. seal. 

H iiBrowiisburg | p. t. 

I nlBrownstowa 'Co. seat. 

31 jjBrownsville ! p. t. 



E k 

D n 

K n 

H f 



Browiiville. 

liniceville. . 

Bnansburg 

Burlington. , 
K jl*Burlington 
G «• Burneitsville. 
G e 
D ni 
G » 
D ni 



Burnett's creek. .. 
Buzroen's Mills . 

'Byron 

Criledonia 



Cambridge city. 



G f Camden 
L f Camden.... 

I o Canton 

L nCtmaan.... 
D mCalitsle ... 

K jCarmel 

K j Carlhiige .. 



f CarroHton. 

f Carrollion 

k Cedar Grove 

Cedarville 

Ceatreville 

^ Chainville 

h|Chanibersburgh.. .. 
Tp Charleston 

i'Charleston 

i'ChHrlotie.sville 

c <'harl<)tte.«ville , 

h 
n 
c 
k 
hjCicerotown. 



t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



0.£ 

ti; e 

5. E" 



Chesterfield 

China 

Chippewa 

ChristvR Prairie 



I kiClarkesburgh. 



p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 
p.o. 

t. 
Co. seat. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

I. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t 
p.o. 

P.O. 

t. 
p. t. 



Steuben 

Franklin 

Hendricks . . . . 

Jackson 

Union 

Vigo 

Knox 

J efferson , 

Carroll 

Rush 

Carroll 

White 

Sullivan. . . . . . 

Laporte ^ 

Sullivan 

Way ne 

Carroll 

.Fay 

Washington.. . 

Jefferson 

Sullivan 

Rush 

Rush 

Carroll 

Carroll 

Franklin 

Allen 

Wayne 

I Posey 

I Fountain 

Clarke 

Hancock 

Hancock 

Kosciusko 

Madison 

Jefferson 

Fulton 

Clay 

Hamilton 

Decatur 



70 
U 
6P 
7b 
7H 

111 
83 
52 
35 
77 
83 
88 

150 
88 
54 
71 

95 
98 

rJ7 
41 
36 
54 
72 
77 

117 
63 

179 
66 

105 
30 
29 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



79 



E 
H 

J p 

H () 

H 

F 



D J 

F k 

E k 

G c 

F e 

I ] 

F g 

L 

L j 

L k 

I q 

D b 

K p 

F h 

L a 

L m 
I 



Names of places. 



c 
J 
J 

G 
F 
F 
M 
M 

H f 
M ? 
G f 
H a 

S^ 

D o 

E j 



Cit>' West 

Clarkstown 

Clarksville 

Claysville 

Clermont, 

"Cleveland 

Clinton 

Clover Dale 

Clover Land 

Coliunhiaville 

'Columbia 

Columbia 

Columbia 

Cobimbus 

Concord 

Concord , 

Connersvillc 

Conwell's Mills 

Curydon 

Covington 

Cranberry. 

Crawfordsville , 

Crooked creek 

Cross Plains 

Cumberland 

''ynthiana 

Cynihiana 

Cynthiana , 

D'lnville , 

Darlington 

Dayton 

Decatur 

Decatur 



t. 
t. 
t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. I. 
P.O. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t, 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

p. o. 
Co. seat. 
Co. seat. 

p. o. 

Co. seat. 

p. o. 

p. o, 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 

p. o. 

Co. Feat. 

t. 

Deer Creek,. I p. o. 

Deerficld, [ p. o. 

Delphi, Co. seat 

Deniston, t. 

Derby, t. 

Dicksbur^h, t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Dickson's Mills,. . , . | p. o. 



Porter 

Hamilton. . . . 

Clarke 

Washington.. 

Marion 

Tippecanoe... 
Vermillion.. . . 

Putnam 

Clay 

Martin 

Gibson 

Fayette 

Tippecanoe . . 
Barlholnmew, 
Tippecanoe..., 

Steuben , 

Fayette 

Fianklin 

Harrison 

Fountain 

Delaware. . . . 
Montgomery.. 

Steuben 

Ripley 

Marion 

Posey 

Hamilton. . . . 

Shelby , 

Hendricks.. . . 
Montgomery . 
Tippecanoe. . 

Adams , 

Dearborn 

Carroll, 

Randolph, 

Carroll, 

St. Joseph,.. . 

Perry, 

Knox, 

Parke 



80 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



M 



Names of places. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



DillsLiorough, 

Drevvsburgli, 

n Drusilla, 

j*Oiihlin, 

ijDubliii, , 

k Duck Creek, 

n'DuLiley, I 

j Duril.ipsville, 

H i Eagle Village, 

L ij Economy, 

J iEden,..; , 

I k iMliiiburgh, I 

E n Edwaidsport, : 

L c Eel River, j 

G IjEletl^viUe, | 

I q Elizabfith, j 

I ni|Eiizahetlno\vn, I 

J m Elm Grove, j 

Km Elv I 

I aEfkharf, ! 

Eusene, I 



p. t. 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 

t. 
p. t. 



D i 
D r 

L k 
M k 
E m 
G m 
M c 
L 



Evnr.sville,.. . 

Eveit'>n, 

Fairfield, 

Fairplay, 

Fairport, . . . . 

Fairport, 

Fairvievv, . . . . 

Fnirview, . . . . 

Falinoulh,.. . . 

Farmi'igton,. 

Far West,. . . 

Fayetteville,.. 

Fi-^Iiersburg,.. 
kjFlat Rock,... 

klFleiniiisrs, 

(V'Forl Wayne, 
^\ Frankfort,... . 
V.\ Franklin,. . . . 
ir Franklin,.. , , 



P- 
P- 
P- 
P- 
P- 
P- 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. o. 
p. o. 

t. 
p. t. 
Co. seat, 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 

t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

I. 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 
P.O. 

Co. seat 

Co. seat 

Co. seat 

p. t. 



Dearborn, 

Franklin,.. . . 

Jackson, 

Parke, 

Wayne, , 

Franklin,.. . . 

Jackson, 

Union, 

Boone, , 

Wayne, , 

Hancock, — . 
Johnson,.. . . 

Knox, 

Allen, 

Monroe, 

Hanison,.. . . 

Jackson, , 

Jennings, . . . 
Jennings,, .. 
Elkhart,.. .. 
Vermillion,.. 
Vanderburg,.. 

Fayette, 

Franklin,.. .. 

Greene, 

Monroe, 

Allen, 

Rush, 

Montgomery, 

Fayette, 

Hamilton,.... 
Johnson,.. .. 
Fayette,. ... 
Madison,... . 

Shelby, 

Shelby, 

Allen, 

Clinton, 

Johnson,.. . . 
I Wayne, 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



81 



Numea of places. 



H p Fredericksburg,, 

H q Fredo?iia, 

F 1 Freedom 

J j Freeport, 

E r FriPbie's Mills,. 

E j'Gallatin, , 

H cIGeneva, 

E q (jentrysville,... . 



(ieore^etown,.... 
Georgetown,.... 
Geimantowij,.., 
German town,. ., 
Germantown,.. . 
Germantown,... 



K b Gibraltar,. 



J 

J 

G 

M 

K 

F 

E 

J 

K 

K 

L 

I 

I 

Mm 

L i 

J p 

H j 

Mm 

H n 

J j 
Mm 
L 1 



Good Hope,. 



Goshen, 

Gosport, 

Grant's Cfpek, 

Granville, 

Green Castle, 

Granville, 

Greenfield, 

Greensboro', 

Greensbitrg, 

Green's Fork, 

Greenville, 

Greenwood, 

Guionsville, 

Hagersiown, 

Hamburg, 

Hampton, 

Hanover, 

Hamer's Mills, 

Hanover, 

Hardingsburgb, 

Harding's Stone, ... 

Harrison,! 

Hartsville, 



p. t. 

Co. sea 

p. t. 

t. 
p. o. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

P.O. 

Co. seat 
p. t. 

P.O. 

t. 
Co. seat, 

t. 
Co. seat. 

p. t. 
Co. seat, 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 
p. o. 

t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 

t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Washington,.. 
Crawford,.. . . 

Owen, 

Shelby, 

Warrick, 

Parke, 

Marshall,.... 

Spencer, 

Floyd, 

Brown,. 

Marion, 

Decntur, 

Wayne. 

Floyd, 

La Grange, . . 
La Grange,.. . 

Elkhart, 

Owen, 

Switzerland,.. 
Delaware,.. .. 

Putnam, 

Tippecanoe,... 
Hancock,. . . . 

Henry, 

Decatur, 

Wayne, 

Floyd, 

Johnson, 

Dearborn,. . . . 

Wayne, 

Clarke 

Hendricks,... . 
Dearborn,.. - . 
Lawrence,.. , . 

Shelby, 

Dearborn,. ... 

Ripley, 

Dearborn, 

Bartholomew, 



t Part of this town i« in Ohio. 
Dl 



82 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



Names of places. 



'6i 

I a' 

F f| 

Mm' 

D p 
K a 
K p 

D i 

M i 
E h 
F o 
J n 
L n 
D k 
J 1 
M h 
G a 
Gg 
L ni 
K e 
J i 
L h 
G a 

E a 
M c 



L m 

i\ 

M n 

E i 

L a 

G i 

K i 

Gg 

J P 



Harrisburg, .... 

Hariiscn, 

Harrison, 

*Harrisonville,... 

Hartfiird, 

Hart's Mills,.. . 
Harvey's Creek, 

Haw Patch, 

Herculaneum,.. 

Hi hernia, 

Highland, 

* Hillsborough,,.. 
HilUborough, . . 

Hindostan, 

Hindsville, 

Home, 

Honey Creek, . 

Hope, 

Howiitown, . . . . 

fludson, 

Huntersville,... . 
Hunt's Mill,.... 
Htintington,.. ., 

Huntsville, 

Himtsville, 

Independence,... 
Independence,... 
Indiana Cily,... . 
Indiana City, — 
India Ken,.. . . . 
Indianapolis,., 
Jacksonbiirg,.,. . 
Jackponville,... . 
Jacksonville,... . 

.Jamestown, 

Jamestown, 

Jamestown, . . . , 

Jasper, 

Jefterson, 

JnfferBonville,... 



p. t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 
p. o. 

P.O. 

t. 

p. o. 
p. o. 

p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. o. 
p. o. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 

p. o. 

p. o. 

Co. seat. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 
Capital, 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 

I. 

Co. seat 

p. t. 

p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated, 



Fayette, 

Vigo, 

Elkhart, 

Tippecanoe,... 
Dearborn,. . . . 

Ripley, 

Pike, 

La Grange,.. . 

Clarke, 

Clarke, 

Vermillion,.. . 

Wayne, 

Fountain,. . . . 

Martin, 

Jeflerson, . . . . 

Jefferson, 

Vigo, 

Bartholomew, 
Randolph,... . 

Laporte, 

Tippecanoe,... 

Ripley, 

Huntington,... 

Madi?on, 

Randolph,.. .. 

Laporte, 

Warren, 

Lake, 

Allen, 

Ri|)ley, 

Marion, 

Wayne, 

Switzerland,.. 
Fountain,.. . . 

Elkhart, 

Boone, 

Henry 

Dubois, 

Clinton, 

IClarke, 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



83 



Names of places. 



E q Jonesborough,. 

G a {Kankakee, 

M 1 Kelso, 

L blKendalsviUe,... 

C olKnoxville, 

H hKirklin, 

K i Kiiightstowu,.. 
L erKraco,... .... 

I q'Laconia, 

F i'Ladoga, 



F 

K a 
Eg 

J e 

D b 

J a 

C r 

K n 

K e 

I ^ 

G a 

L 



1 
L k 
Mm 
H n 
Hq 
H h 
J b 
H n 
H e 
J i 
K i 
M c 
J o 
K a 
M j 
G n 
K a 
J 



La Fayette, 

La Grange, 

La Grange, 

Lagro, 

LakeC.H., 

Laketon, 

Lamasco City, 

Lancaster, 

Lancaster, 

Lanesville, 

Laporte, 

Laughery, 

"Laurel City, 

Laivrenceburg, 

Lawrenceporl, 

Leavenworth, 

Lebanon, 

Leesburgh, 

Leesville, 

Lewisburg, 

*Lewisburg, 

Lewisville, 

Lewiston, 

Lexington, 

Lexington, 

Liberty, 

Liberty, 

Lima, 

d. Liberty Mills, 



E m Linton, 



p. o. 
p. o. 
p. o. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

I. 
Co. seat. 

t. 

t. 

p. o. 

Co. seat 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

p. o. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 
Co. seat. 

t. 
Co. seat. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

p. o, 

p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



fepencer, 

Laporte, . . . . 
Dearborn,. . . 

Noble, 

Knox, 

Clinton, 

Henry, 

Allen, 

Harrison,,. .. 
Montgomery, 
Tippecanoe,.. 
La Grange,.. 
Tippecanoe,.. 
Wabash,.. .. 

Lake,.. 

Wabash,.... 
Vanderburg,. 
Jefierson, . . . 
Huntington,., 
Harrison, . . . 

Laporte, 

Ripley, 

Franklin,... . 
Dearborn,.... 
Lawrence,... 
Crawford,.... 
Boone,. . . . , 
Kosciusko,... 
Lawrence,... . 

Cass, 

Hancock,.,.. 

Henry, 

Allen, 

.Scott, 

Lagrange,.. .. 

Union, 

Lawrence,. . . 
La Grange,... 
Wabash,, .. . 
Greene, 



84 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



i 

c 

Q 


Names of places. 


i 
5 


Name of county in 
which they are situated. 


Distance from 
Indianapolis. 

Distance from 
Washington City 


J n 
E a 


Little Blue River,.. 
Little Muncietown,. 
LiitleYork, 


p. o. 
Village, 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

P.O. 

Co. seat. 

t. 
p. 0. 
p. 0. 

t. 

t. 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 
p. 0. 
P.O. 

Co. seat. 

t. 

p. t. 

p.^t. 

Co. seat, 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 
Co. seat. 


Shelby, 


^4 Kfl\ 


Madison, 

Washington, 

Lake, 


43 

103 

77 
77 
72 
93 
72 
140 

106 

75 

92 

89 

115 

46 
20 

103 

73 

25 

137 

103 

20 
152 
109 

72 
167 

99 

85 

87 
159 

41 
154 

70 




H o 
G c 


Livonia, 


Washington, 

Carroll, 


625 


E k 


Lockpori, 

Lodi 


Vigo, 




D i 


Parke, 

Dearborn, 

Cass, 




M 1 


Losran, ........•••• 




H e 


Logansport, 

Lynnville, 

Lyons Mills, 

McCallan's X Road 

Mackville, 

Macksville, 


645 
723 

618 
576 
533 

618 


E q 

I P 

D k 
K n 


Warrick, 

Morgan, 

Harrison, 

Randolph, 

Vigo, 

Jefferson, 

Dearborn, 

Wabash, 

Putnam, 


M 1 
J d 
F k 


IVlanchester, 

Manchester, 

Manhattan, 

Manwariug, 

Marcy, 


I J 


Shelby, 

La Grange, 

Knox,. 

Grant, 




E n 
T f 


Maria Creek,, 




H k 




Shelby, 

Noble, 




Marseilles, 

Martinsburg, 

Marion, 




Washington, 

La Grange,. 

Morgan, 


614 


Xfn.rtitiS'nillp 


603 


H r Maiifikiiort 


Harrison, 


630 


F o 


Maysville, 

Mdvsville,. ........ 


Daviess, 


676 


F ^ 


Fountain, 

Vandenburg, 

Sullivan, 




D r 
D m 


Mechanicsville, 

Merom, 


731 

6S8 


H d 


Metea, 


t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. 0. 


Fulton, 




I e 
F a 


Mexico, 






Mir.hiornn Cirv 


La Porte, 


739 


H g Michis^an Town,. .. 


Clinton, 


614 


J a Middlebury, 


Elkhart, 




E 1 iMiddlebury, 

H g Middle Fork, 


Clay, 




Clinton, 





CONSULTING INDEX. 



85 



1 


Names of places. 


i 


Name of county in 
which they are situated. 




5.5 


J k 

K h 


MicJdIetown, 

Middletovvn, ,... 

*IVliddletown, 

Midway, 


t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. 0. 
p.o. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

p.o. 

p. t. 

t. 
t. 

p, t. 

Co. seat, 
t. 

p. t. 

p.o. 

p. t. 
t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 
Co. seat. 

p. t. 

p.'t. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 


Sbelby, 


38 
40 
87 

177 
79 

127 
47 
46 
97 

48 
114 
7.5 
48 
57 
143 

23 
63 
59 
67 
79 
86 

82 
16 

29 
27 
45 
43 
36 
121 
39 

1('6 
75 

102 
35 

187 


548 


D 1 


Vi-^o 


F, r 




702 
550 


T, 1 


Milan, 


Ripley, 


T h 


Mdford, 


Kosciusko, 




T V 


Milford, 




J h 


Mill Creek, 

Miller, 


Madison, .•••• 


556 


M I 






K m 


Millersburgh, 

Mill Grove, 

Milltown, 


Rinlev 




G k 


Owen, ...... 




Hp 
I n 


Crawford, 


626 


Millport,.. 


Jac kson, 




K k 


Millroy,.... 


Rush, 




L j 
H a 
L a 
G j 
Gg 




Wayne, 

St. Joseph, 

La Grange, 


'iOS 


Mishawaka, 

Mongoquinong, 

Monrovia, 

Monroe, 

Montevallo, 

Montezuma,. 

Monticello, 

Montpelier, 

Mooresfield, 

Moores Hill, 

Mooresville, 

Mooresville, 

Morgantown, 

Morristown, 


672 


Tippecanoe, 

Shelby, 




g j 
F e 

L f 

Lm 


Parke, 


649 


White, 

Blackford, 

Switzerland, 

Dearborn, 

Morgan, 

Fioyd, 


6.52 
573 

540 
587 






u 

K k 


Shelby, 

Shelby, 

Rush, 




Morven, 

Moscow, 


570 


F j 


Mount Meridian,. .. . 
Mount Pleasant, .... 

Mount Pleasant, 

Mount Pleasant, 

Mount Prospect,. . . . 

Mount Sidney, 

Mount Sterling, 

Mount Tabor,. 

Moimt Vernon, 




604 


F o 
J k 
L b 
Gp 
I n 


Martin, 

Shelby, 

Delaware, 

Crawford,. 

Jackson, 


659 
637 


L n 
G I 


Switzerland,... 

Monroe, 


559 


B r 


Posey, 


743 



86 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



K h 
M n 



Names of places. 



J 

L 

H 

J 

J 

H 

K 

D 

F 

J 

B 

I 

M 

E 

D 

E 

G 

K 

M 

J 

M 

K 

B 

E 

G f 

Dm 

L i 

K o 

E o 

Km 

G i 

H 

J 

I 

I) 

M 

I 

K 



Muncieiown,. . 

.Vlurray's Mills, 

Nancytown, 

Napoleon, 

Nnshville, 

Nashville, 

(Slew- Albany, 

iNevv-Aiiisterdam,... 

Navarino, 

Newark, 

Newberry, 

Newbern, 

New-Ballimore,. . . , 

New-Bethel, 

New Boston, , 

Newburg, 

Newburg, 

New-Brunswick,.... 

New-Carlisle, 

W New-Castle,. , 

f I New-Charleston,.. ., 
h New-Columbus,. . . . 

New-Garden, , 

New Cumberland,. . 

New- Harmony, .... 

New-.Ierusalem,. ... 

New-Lancaster, .. . . 

New-Lebanon, 

New -Lisbon, , 

New-London, , 

New-London,, 

New-Marion, 



New-Maysville,. .. 

New- Paris, 

New-Paris, 

New-Philadelphia, 

l^eicport, 

New|)ort, „ 

New-Providence,... 
New-Salera, 



Co. seat, 
I p. o. 
Village. 

p. I. 
Co. seat. 

t. 
Co. seat. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 

t. 
p. 0. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t, 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



I Delaware, 

'Dearborn, 

Madison, 

Ripley, 

Brown, 

Hancock, 

Floyd, 

Harrison, 

La Grange, 

Warrick, 

Greene, 

Bartholomew, 

Posey, 

Marion, 

Wayne, 

Fountain, 

Warrick,. 

Clay, 

St. Joseph, 

Henry, 

Jay, 

Madison, 

Wayne, 

Grant, 

Posey, 

Greene, 

CarrU,. 

Sullivan, 

Henry, 

Jefferson, 

Daviess, 

Ripley, 

Putnam, 

Cass, 

Elkhart, 

Washington, 

Vermillion, 

Wayne, 

Clarke, 

Rush, 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



87 



i 

2 
«2 


Names of places. 


i 


Name of county in 
which they are situated. 


® ^ 




u 


New-Salisbury, 

Newtown, • . 


p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

p t- 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

P.O. 

t. 

p. t. 

P.O. 

p.o. 

p. t. 

t. 
t. 

p.o. 

p. t. 
t. 

Co. seat. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p.o. 
p. t. 
p.o. 

p. t. 

p. o. 
t. 

p. t. 

Co. peat. 
Co. seat. 


Harrison, 


112 

62 
81 
96 
27 
114 
22 
19 
97 
30 

38 

49 

86 

148 

70 

91 

151 

150 

59 

105 

52 

94 

66 

76 

8J 

44 

53 

140 

121 

45 

30 

87 

88 

89 

119 




Fountain, 




M 1 


New-Trenton, 

New-Washington,.. . 
New-Winchester,.... 




51^ 


K 


Clarke, 


^^i 


G j 
M n 
I h 


Hendricks, 

Switzerland, 

Hamilton,.. .. .. .. .. 


60( 


Noblesville, 

Northfleld, 


5R( 


H h 




59' 


I d 


North Liberty, 

North Salem, 

North West, 

©""den,. ............ 






G i 






T fi 


Elkhart, 




K i 


Henrv, 




K a 


Ontario,. •••...•••••. 


La Gran'^e,. ........ 




}- J 


Orange, 

Orland, 


Fayette, 








H n 




64( 


T n 




St. Joseph, 




D j 
E n 
C p 
H fi 


Otter Creek, 

Owl Prairie, 

Owensville, 

Palestine, 


Vieo 




Daviess, 


715 


St. Joseph, 


IM 


T p 








T, i 


Palmyra, 






U 


*Palmyra, 


Harrison, 

Rush, 




Palmyra, ..... .... 




G 

G f 


PaoH, 

Parafifon, 


Orange, 

Carroll, 


mi 

63f 


T n 


Paris, 




58' 


D n 


Paris, 


Lawrence, 




F i 
E i 


Purkersburg, 

Parkeville, 

Patoka,.. . 


Montgomery, 

Parke, 




D p 

M n 


Gibson, .. .. ..••••.. 


70, 


Patriot, 


Switzerland, 

Rush, 


547 


K k 


Perkinp, 




T i 






56f 


T, r 


Perry, 

Perrysburgh, 

Perry sville, 

Peru, 


Allen, 




T H 


Miami,. 




]) h 




661 


T p 




66S 


E 


Peiersbursk 


Pike 


68J 



88 



CONSULTING INDEX. 



1 

erf 


Names of places. 




Name of county in 
which they are situated. 




o 

if 




Philanthropy, 

Philometh, 

Piketon, 

Pine Lick, 


P.O. 
p. O. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

p. t. 

t. 
p.o. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. o. 

t. 

p. O. 
Co. seat. 

P.O. 

t. 
p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat. 

P.O. 

p. t. 

P.O. 

t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 


Franklin, 


72 
10 

67 

18 

15 

153 

93 

47 

57 

49 

68 

13 

60 

115 

69 

80 

64 

143 

124 

115 

27 

87 

88 

16 

87 

80 

117 

154 

42 

117 

81 

89 




^^ J 
H i 






Marion, 

Clarke, 


583 


K g 
G f 


Pittsburg, 

Pittsburgh, 

Pittsborough, 

Plainfield,.- 


Delaware, 

Carroll, 


610 


G i 




591 


H j 


Hendricks, 

St. Joseph, 

Switzerland, 


588 


Plainfield, 


746 


L ni 


Pleasant, 


565 


F k 


Pleasant Garden,.... 

Pleasant Hill, 

Pleasant Ridge, 

Pleasant Run, 

Pleasant View, 

Plum Orchard, 


6'?0 


E h 
L k 


Montgomery, 

Rush 




G f 




641 


H h 


Shelby, 




Fayette, 

Marshall, 

Greene, .. 


535 

688 


F m 


Point Commerce,. .. 

Point Pleasant, 

Point Pleasant, 

Portage, 

Portersville, 

Portland, 




H a 
F o 






Tippecanoe, 

St. Joseph, 

D u bois, 


672 


M, 


Jav, 


541 


Portland, 


Hancock, 




D n 


Port William, 

Portland, 


Lawrence, 




D h 


Fountain, 


661 


H j 
D 1 


Port Royal, 

Prairie Creek, 

*Prairiefon, 


Johnson,. ...•■..... 




Vieo, 


67-? 


D k 


Viffo, 


66? 


G h 




618 


D p 
Hp 

T n 


Prinrpinn 


Gibson ............ 


70^ 


Proctorsville, 

Prowsville, 

Pulaski, 

Pulaski, 

Putnamville, 

Quercus Grove,. . . . 

Rainsville, 

Ramsay's Mills, 

Randolph, 


Crawford,. •••••#••• 




Washington, 

Elkhart, 


634 


G d 


Pu laski, ...•..• ..». 




F j 
M n 
E g 
K n 




615 


Switzerland, 

W^arren .• ....... 


546 






M h 


Randolph, 


524 



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89 



Names of places. 



K i Raysville,.., 
J m Reddington, 
K k Richland,. . 
M i Richmond,.. 
K llRichmond,. . 
M m Rising Sun,, 
M k Rohinson's, . 
E hlRob Roy,... 
H d\ Rochester, . . 



K b 



J m 



Rochester, 



Rockford,. 

Rockport, , 
j Rockville,. 
i!Rodnian's, 
rlRome,.. .. 

d Root, 

j Roseville, . 
giRossville,. 
i|Royalton, 



K ilRushville,.. 
F iiRuRsellville,, 



'Sartbrd, 



M 
M 
D 
J 

J m 
F m 
M k 
D n 
E g 
J k 
I h 
H c 
G n 
J m 



U q; 

J I St. Louis, 

K kSl. Omer, 

M g Salanionia, 

I o\Safc7n, 

i Salisbury,, 

1 Salmon, , 

q Saundersville,.. . 

j I Savannah, , 

Scipio, 

Scotland, 

Sentinel,.. 

Shakertown, 

Shawnee Prairie, 

Shelbyville, 

Shielville, 

Sidney, 

Sinking Spring,., 
Six Mile Creek,. 



p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 
t. 

p. t. 

p. o. 

p. t. 

Co. seat, 

t. 

p. t. 
Co. seat. 
Co. seat, 

p. o. 
Co. seat 

p. 0. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 
Co. seat 

p. t. 

P.O. 

t. 
p. t. 

P.O. 

Co. seat, 
t. 

P.O. 

p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. o. 

Village. 

P.O. 

Co. seat, 
t. 

P.O. 

p. o. 
p. o. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Henry, , 

Jackson, 

Rush, 

Wayne, 

Decatur, 

Dearborn, 

Franklin, .... 
Fountain, .. .. 

Fulton, 

Noble 

Jackson, 

Spencer, 

Parke, 

Boone, 

Perry, , 

Allen, 

Parke, 

Clinton, 

Boone, 

Rush, 

Putnam 

Perry, 

Bartholomew, 

Decatur, 

Randolph,... . 
Washington,.. 

Wayne, 

Franklin, 

Vanderburg,... 

Rush, 

Jennings, . . . . 

Greene, 

Franklin, .... 

Knox, 

Fountain,.. .. 

Shelby, 

Hamilton, 

Marshall, .. . . 
Lawrence,.... 
Jennings, , 



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CONSULTING INDEX. 



E 


V 






^ 












«2 




« 


J n 


F m 


K j 


E n 


L h 


K n 


D r 


J m 


H a 


K n 


K b 


D i 


L k 


M h 


F 1 


M k 


K k 


G m 


G a 


I h 


G j 


L k 


I h 


1 1 


J k 


L 1 


J b 


G a 


E q 


H a 


D k 


G b 


G e 


K e 


J e 


F r 


D 1 


J p 


J e 


I n 



Names of places. 



Stateford, 

.Sliiikard's Mills,.. . 

Smelsor's Mills 

Smotber's Creek,... 

Stnitbfiekl, 

Smockville, 

Smyrna, 

Solon, 

South Bend, 

South Hanover,. . . , 

Sparta,. ., 

Solon, 

Somerset, 

Spartanburg, 

Spencer, 

Springfield, 

Spring Hill, 

Springville, 

Springville, 

vStevens^burgb, 

vStiiesvilie, 

Slipps'Hill, 

Strawtown, 

Sugar Creek, 

SulpburHill, 

Sunman's, 

Syracuse, 

Tamarack, 

Taylorsville, 

Terre Coupee, 

Terre Haute, 

Tborntown, 

Tiptonsport, 

Tracy, 

Treaty Ground, 

Troy, 

Turman's Creek, . . . . 

Utica, 

Utica, 

Vallonia, 



p. o. 
p. o, 
p. o. 
p. o. 
p, t. 
p. t. 

t. 

t. 

Co. seat, 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 

t. 

Co. seat 

p. t. 

p. t. 

p. t. 

t. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. o. 
p. o. 
p. o. 

p. t. 

p. o. 

t. 

p. t. 

Co. seat 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 
p. o. 
p. t. 
p. o. 

p. t. 

t. 

p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Jackson, , 

Greene,.. .. . 

Rush, 

Daviess, , 

Delaware,..., 
Jefferson,... 
Vanderburg,, 
Jennings, .. , 
St. Joseph,.. 
I efferson, . . , 

Noble, 

V'ermillion,.. 
Franklin, .. . 
Randolph,.. . 

Owen, 

Franklin,... . 

Decatur, 

Lawrence,... 

Laporte, 

Hamilton,.... 
Hendricks,.. 
Franklin, .. . 
Hamilton,.. , 
Hancock,.. , 

Shelby, 

Ripley, 

Kosciusko,.., 
St. Joseph,., 
Warrick,... . 
St. Joseph,.. 

Vigo, 

Boone, , 

Carroll, 

Huntington,, 
Wabash,... . 

Perry, 

Sullivan,, . . 

Clarke, 

Wabash,... . 
Jackson, 



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E b 
E k 
J m 
L m 
C r 
L 
J 
L 



Names of places. 



D o 



L a 

J e 

K j 

M g 

J c 

E o 

K e 

J 1 



L 
J 
E 

E d 
F 
D 
G 
I 

C r 
G a 
D e 
H e 
J d 
K 
F 
D 

K 1 
D n 
D i 
L k 
Kg 



Valparaiso, Co. seat. 

Van Buren, | p. o. 

Vernon, Co. seat. 

Versailles, Co. seat. 

Verona, | t. 

Vevai/, ,Co. seat. 

Vienna, p. t. 

Vienna, t. 

Viucennes, Co. seat. 

Vistula, t. 

Wabash, Co. seat. 

Vi^alkers, p. o. 

*VVard, p. t. 

Warsaw, Co. seat. 

Washington, Co. seat. 

Warren,. t. 

Warrickton, t. 

Warrington, t. 

Washington, p. t. 

Waterloo, p. t. 

Waterloo, t. 

Waveland, t. 

Waynetown, p. t. 

West Bedford, p. t. 

West Creek, p. o. 

West Delphi, t. 

Wesi field, p. t. 

West Franklin, p. t. 

West Hamilton,. ... t. 

West Lebanon, p. t. 

West Logan, t. 

Westminster, t. 

Westminster, t. 

West Point, p. t. 

West Port t. 

West Port, t. 

West Union, p. o. 

West Union, t. 

West Union, t. 

Wheeling, t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Porter, 

Clay, 

'ennings,... . 

Riplpy, , 

Vanderburg,. 
Switzerland,. 

Scott, 

Rush, 

Knox, 

La Grange,.. 

Wabash, 

Rush, 

Randolph,.... 
Kosciusko,. . 

Daviess, 

Huntington,.. 
VV arrick, . . . . 
Hancock, . . . 

Wayne, 

Fayette, .... 

Elkhart, 

Montgomery, 
ftlontgonierv. 
White...... \ 

Lake, 

Carroll 

Hamilton,. . . 

Posey, 

La Poite,. . . 

Warren, 

Cass, 

Kosciusko,. . 
La Grange,. . 
Tippecanoe,. 

Parke 

Decatur, 

Knox, , 

Parke, 

Fayette, 

Delaware, . . , 



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CONSULTING INDEX. 



Names of places. 




M i Whitewater, 

J d Whitley, 

I k *VVilliamsburgh,.. .. 
M i Williamsburgh,. ... 

E g Williamspori, , 

I a Williamsport, 

K k Williamstown,. 

E k *Williamstown,. ..., 

M m Wilmington, 

J j Wilmington, 

M h Winchester, , 

L h Windsor, , 

K nWirt, 

K b Wolf Lake, 

I k Woodruff' 6, 

I n Woodville, 

I j Wrightsdale, 

G d Wyoming, , 

M 1 York Ridge,. 

K h Yorktown, 

K m *Zena3, 

G f Zenia 



P.O. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
Co. seat. 

t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 

t. 
Co. seat 
p. t. 
p. I. 
p. o. 
p.o. 
p. o. 
p. t. 

t, 
p.o. 
p. t. 
p. t. 
p. t. 



Name of county in 
which they are situated 



Wayne, . . 
Whitley,. 
Johnson,. 
Wayne,. . 
Warren,. , 
Elkhart,., 
Decatur,., 
Clay,. .. 
Dearborn, 
Rush,... 
Randolph, 
Randolph, 
Jefferson,, 
Noble,..., 
Johnson,. 
Jackson,., 
Shelby,.., 
White,... 
Dearborn, 
Delaware, 
Jennings,, 
Carroll,.. 






65 
113 

29 

57 516 

72 645 
1521 

47| 

60 633 
105 531 

37 

97, 523 

65 



136 
29 
74 
13 
92 
89 
53 
70 
55 



186 



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